Red scrotum syndrome

Journal of Dermatological Case Reports

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 38-41

  Wollina, Uwe ^a  

^a ACADEMIC TEACHING HOSPITAL DRESDEN FRIEDRICHSTADT   (Germany)

Author keywords

Differential diagnosis; Doxycycline; Gabapentine; Neurogenic inflammation; Red scrotum syndrome

Indexed keywords

CALCINEURIN INHIBITOR; CORTICOSTEROID; DOXYCYCLINE; PIMECROLIMUS; TACROLIMUS;

ADULT; ANUS FISSURE; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; ERYTHEMA; HUMAN; LICHENOID ERUPTION; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; PRURITUS; SCROTUM DISORDER;

EID: 80053195941     PISSN: None     EISSN: 18987249     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3315/jdcr.2011.1072     Document Type: Article

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