Intralesional immunotherapy for the management of warts

Indian Journal of Dermatology, Venereology and Leprology

Volumn 77, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 261-263

  Chandrashekar, Laxmisha ^a  

^a JAWAHARLAL INSTITUTE OF POSTGRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA INTERFERON; AUTOVACCINE; BCG VACCINE; CANDIDA ANTIGEN; GAMMA INTERFERON; HPV 57 L1 PEPTIDE; IMMUNOMODULATING AGENT; MEASLES MUMPS RUBELLA VACCINE; MUMPS VACCINE; MYCOBACTERIUM VACCINE; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; PLACEBO; TRICHOPHYTIN; TUBERCULIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

CANDIDA ALBICANS; CELLULAR IMMUNITY; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; COMPARTMENT SYNDROME; CONDYLOMA ACUMINATUM; DELAYED HYPERSENSITIVITY; DRUG COST; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG TOLERABILITY; FLU LIKE SYNDROME; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; IMMUNOTHERAPY; INDIA; INJECTION SITE DISCOMFORT; INJECTION SITE REACTION; INTRALESIONAL IMMUNOTHERAPY; MOLLUSCUM CONTAGIOSUM; POST IMMUNOTHERAPY REVEALED CICATRIX; REVIEW; SCAR; TREATMENT RESPONSE; VERRUCA VULGARIS;

ADJUVANTS, IMMUNOLOGIC; HUMANS; IMMUNOTHERAPY; IMMUNOTHERAPY, ACTIVE; WARTS;

EID: 79955364560     PISSN: 03786323     EISSN: 09733922     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0378-6323.79694     Document Type: Review

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