Successful treatment of Morbihan's disease with oral prednisolone and doxycycline

Dermatologic Therapy

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 682-685

  Ranu, Harneet ^a   Lee, Joyce ^a   Hee, Tan Hiok ^a  

^a NATIONAL SKIN CENTRE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

facial oedema; lymphedema; rosacea

Indexed keywords

DOXYCYCLINE; PREDNISOLONE; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; GLUCOCORTICOID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DERMATOMYOSITIS; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; EYELID; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LABORATORY TEST; LYMPHEDEMA; MALE; MORBIHAN DISEASE; ROSACEA; SKIN BIOPSY; BIOPSY; DRUG COMBINATION; DRUG EFFECT; EDEMA; MIDDLE AGED; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PATHOLOGY; SKIN; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BIOPSY; DOXYCYCLINE; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; EDEMA; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDNISOLONE; ROSACEA; SKIN; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 78449307024     PISSN: 13960296     EISSN: 15298019     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1529-8019.2010.01373.x     Document Type: Article

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