Sweet's syndrome triggered by scalding: A case study and review of the literature

Burns

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2010, Pages

  Phua, Yun S ^a   Al Ani, Sami A ^a   She, Richard B Wong ^a   de Chalain, Tristan M ^a  

^a MIDDLEMORE HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CEFAZOLIN; CLINDAMYCIN; FLUCLOXACILLIN; PREDNISOLONE;

ACUTE FEBRILE NEUTROPHILIC DERMATOSIS; ADULT; ARTICLE; BURN DRESSING; BURN INFECTION; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; SCALD;

ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; BURNS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PREDNISOLONE; SWEET SYNDROME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77950520028     PISSN: 03054179     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.burns.2009.05.010     Document Type: Article

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