Intralesional immunotherapy of plantar warts: Report of a new antigen combination

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

Volumn 63, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 40-43

  Gamil, Hend ^a   Elgharib, Ibrahim ^a   Nofal, Ahmad ^a   Abd Elaziz, Tamer ^a  

^a ZAGAZIG UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

intralesional immunotherapy; MMR vaccine; plantar warts

Indexed keywords

ANTIGEN; KERATOLYTIC AGENT; MEASLES MUMPS RUBELLA VACCINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE DURATION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; FLU LIKE SYNDROME; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; IMMUNOTHERAPY; INJECTION; INJECTION PAIN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; SAMPLE; TREATMENT RESPONSE; VERRUCA PLANTARIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; FOOT DERMATOSES; HUMANS; IMMUNOTHERAPY; INJECTIONS, INTRALESIONAL; MALE; MEASLES-MUMPS-RUBELLA VACCINE; MIDDLE AGED; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WARTS;

EID: 77953290882     PISSN: 01909622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaad.2009.07.023     Document Type: Article

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