Kyrle's disease successfully treated with allopurinol

International Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 50, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 1170-1172

  Shih, Chao Jen ^a   Tsai, Tsen Fang ^b   Huang, Hsin ^c   Ko, Wang Cheng ^a   Hung, Chih Ming ^a  

^a Department of Dermatology Show Chwan Memorial Hospital ^*  (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c CHUNG SHAN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLOPURINOL;

AGED; CASE REPORT; CELL SWELLING; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; DYSKERATOSIS; EPIDERMIS HYPERPLASIA; FACE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPERPIGMENTATION; KYRLE DISEASE; LETTER; LIMB; MACULOPAPULAR RASH; PAPULE; PARAKERATOSIS; PRURITUS; RECURRENT DISEASE; SCAR; SCAR FORMATION; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN DISEASE; SKIN NODULE; TREATMENT DURATION; TRUNK;

AGED; ALLOPURINOL; ANTIOXIDANTS; CORNEAL OPACITY; DARIER DISEASE; ENZYME INHIBITORS; FEMALE; HUMANS; XANTHINE OXIDASE;

EID: 80051861391     PISSN: 00119059     EISSN: 13654632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-4632.2009.04454.x     Document Type: Letter

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