Chinese herbal medicine: A neglected offender for fixed drug eruptions

European Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 397-399

  Tan, Cheng ^a   Zhu, Wen Yuan ^b  

^a NANJING UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE MEDICINE   (China)

^b NANJING MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CETIRIZINE;

ADULT; CASE REPORT; CHINESE MEDICINE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CROSS ALLERGY; DRUG ERUPTION; ERYTHEMA; FEMALE; HERBAL MEDICINE; HUMAN; HYPERPIGMENTATION; LETTER; PROVOCATION TEST;

ADULT; AGED; DRUGS, CHINESE HERBAL; ERYTHEMA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 77952819635     PISSN: 11671122     EISSN: 19524013     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1684/ejd.2010.0947     Document Type: Letter

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