3 Cases of dissecting cellulitis of the scalp treated with adalimumab: Control of inflammation within residual structural disease

Archives of Dermatology

Volumn 146, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 517-520

  Navarini, Alexander A ^a   Trüeb, Ralph M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADALIMUMAB; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ISOTRETINOIN; LEVOFLOXACIN; TETRACYCLINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CELLULITIS; COAGULASE NEGATIVE STAPHYLOCOCCUS; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ACTIVITY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFLAMMATORY INFILTRATE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPIONIBACTERIUM ACNES; RELAPSE; SCALP; SCALP DISSECTING CELLULITIS; SCORING SYSTEM; SKIN MANIFESTATION;

ADULT; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; ANTIBODIES, MONOCLONAL; CELLULITIS; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEMS; HUMANS; INFLAMMATION; MALE; RECURRENCE; SCALP; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR-ALPHA;

EID: 77952667248     PISSN: 0003987X     EISSN: 15383652     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archdermatol.2010.16     Document Type: Article

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