A retrospective study of six cases of severe recalcitrant atopic dermatitis treated with long-term extracorporeal photopheresis

Acta Dermato-Venereologica

Volumn 90, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 635-636

  Hjuler, Kasper Pedersen ^a   Vestergaard, Christian ^a   Deleuran, Mette ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; AZATHIOPRINE; CALCINEURIN INHIBITOR; COAL TAR; CYCLOSPORIN; METHOTREXATE; METHOXSALEN; PERMANGANATE POTASSIUM; STEROID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UVADEX;

ADULT; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EXTRACORPOREAL PHOTOPHERESIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LETTER; LEUKAPHERESIS; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUVA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; ULTRAVIOLET A RADIATION; ULTRAVIOLET B RADIATION; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT;

ADULT; DERMATITIS, ATOPIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHOTOPHERESIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 78649698234     PISSN: 00015555     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2340/00015555-0952     Document Type: Letter

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