Treatment of acne conglobata with modern external beam radiation

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

Volumn 62, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 861-863

  Myers, Joseph N ^a   Mason, Ashley R ^b   Gillespie, Lori K ^c   Salkey, Kimberly S ^b  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b EASTERN VIRGINIA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c Riverside Cancer Care Center   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; BENZOYL PEROXIDE; BETAMETHASONE VALERATE; CYCLOSPORIN; DOXYCYCLINE; ISOTRETINOIN; TRIAMCINOLONE;

ACNE CONGLOBATA; ADULT; CASE REPORT; EXTERNAL BEAM RADIOTHERAPY; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SUPPURATIVE HIDRADENITIS;

ACNE VULGARIS; HIDRADENITIS SUPPURATIVA; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77950593162     PISSN: 01909622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaad.2009.06.031     Document Type: Review

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