Cantharidin patches and intravenous administration of vitamin C in the concomitant treatment of herpes zoster: A case report

Journal of Chinese Integrative Medicine

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 410-413

  Schencking, Martin ^a,b   Kraft, Karin ^b  

^a PAEN Clinic of Integrative Medicine   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROSTOCK   (Germany)

Author keywords

Ascorbic acid; Cantharidin; Case reports; Herpes zoster

Indexed keywords

5 (2 BROMOVINYL) 2' DEOXYURIDINE; ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; AMLODIPINE; ASCORBIC ACID; ATORVASTATIN; BISOPROLOL; CANTHARIDIN; CLOPIDOGREL; DIPYRONE; POLIDOCANOL;

ABSENCE OF SIDE EFFECTS; AGED; ANTIVIRAL THERAPY; AORTA VALVE REGURGITATION; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DERMATOME; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG RESPONSE; DRUG TOLERABILITY; HERPES ZOSTER; HUMAN; MALE; MITRAL VALVE REGURGITATION; SKIN PAIN;

AGED; ASCORBIC ACID; CANTHARIDIN; HERPES ZOSTER; HUMANS; MALE; PHYTOTHERAPY;

EID: 79955424728     PISSN: 16721977     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3736/jcim20110410     Document Type: Article

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