A novel treatment for ulcerative calcinosis cutis

Journal of Drugs in Dermatology

Volumn 10, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 1042-1044

  Bair, Brooke ^a   Fivenson, David ^a  

^a Saint Joseph Mercy Health System   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ELECTROLYTE; PARAFFIN; SODIUM THIOSULFATE; STEROID; SULFADIAZINE SILVER; ZINC OXIDE;

AGED; ALLOGRAFT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMPRESSION BANDAGE; DRUG TREATMENT FAILURE; ELECTROLYTE DISTURBANCE; EPITHELIZATION; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; SKIN CALCIFICATION; SKIN ULCER; TOPICAL TREATMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT RESPONSE; ULCER HEALING; ULCERATIVE CALCINOSIS CUTIS; WOUND DRESSING; WOUND HEALING IMPAIRMENT; XENOGRAFT;

ADMINISTRATION, CUTANEOUS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CALCINOSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; SKIN DISEASES; THIOSULFATES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ZINC OXIDE;

EID: 80053332446     PISSN: 15459616     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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