Is there an association between topiramate and granuloma annulare?

Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 238-

  Ruzzetti, M ^a   Saraceno, R ^a   Peris, K ^b   Chimenti, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF L'AQUILA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ETIRACETAM; TOPIRAMATE;

ADULT; ANOREXIA; CASE REPORT; CONFUSION; DEPRESSION; DIZZINESS; DRUG ERUPTION; DRUG INDUCED HEADACHE; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; GRANULOMA ANNULARE; HAND; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IRRITABILITY; LEG; LETTER; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRURITUS; PSYCHOSIS; PUNCH BIOPSY; SIDE EFFECT; SKIN EXAMINATION; SOMNOLENCE; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT WITHDRAWAL;

EID: 74549138237     PISSN: 09269959     EISSN: 14683083     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-3083.2009.03391.x     Document Type: Letter

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