Carvedilol for the treatment of refractory facial flushing and persistent erythema of rosacea

Archives of Dermatology

Volumn 147, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 1258-1260

  Hsu, Chia Chi ^a   Lee, J Yu Yun ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ALCOHOL; CARVEDILOL; CETIRIZINE; CLONIDINE; CORTICOSTEROID; COSMETIC; DEXAMETHASONE; DOXYCYCLINE; FEXOFENADINE; GLYCOLIC ACID; HYDROCORTISONE; METRONIDAZOLE; PIMECROLIMUS; PREDNISOLONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATROPHY; BRADYCARDIA; BURNING SENSATION; CASE REPORT; COLD EXPOSURE; CONSTIPATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; ERYTHEMA; ERYTHEMATOTELANGIECTATIC ROSACEA; FACE; FACE EDEMA; FEMALE; FLUSHING; HOT FLUSH; HUMAN; HYPERHIDROSIS; HYPOTENSION; INSOMNIA; LOW DRUG DOSE; MAINTENANCE THERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRURITUS; ROSACEA; SKIN TEMPERATURE; STELLATE GANGLION BLOCK; STRESS; SUN EXPOSURE; SYMPATHECTOMY; TELANGIECTASIA; THERMAL EXPOSURE; THORACIC SYMPATHECTOMY; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ADRENERGIC BETA-ANTAGONISTS; CARBAZOLES; ERYTHEMA; FEMALE; FLUSHING; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PROPANOLAMINES; ROSACEA; TELANGIECTASIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 81855168406     PISSN: 0003987X     EISSN: 15383652     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archdermatol.2011.204     Document Type: Article

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