A case of elephantiasis nostras verrucosa treated by acitretin

Journal of Drugs in Dermatology

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 402-405

  Polat, Mualla ^a   Sereflican, Betül ^a  

^a ABANT IZZET BAYSAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; ETRETIN; FUSIDIC ACID; KERATOLYTIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DERMATOMYCOSIS; DESQUAMATION; ELEPHANTIASIS NOSTRAS VERRUCOSA; ERYTHEMA; ERYTHRODERMIC PSORIASIS; FOLLOW UP; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; HYPERKERATOSIS; HYPERPLASIA; LEG EDEMA; LYMPHEDEMA; MALE; PALMOPLANTAR DESQUAMATION; PROTEUS MIRABILIS; PRURITUS; PSORIASIS; RASH; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION;

ACITRETIN; ELEPHANTIASIS; FOOT DERMATOSES; HUMANS; KERATOLYTIC AGENTS; LEG DERMATOSES; LYMPHEDEMA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84858650693     PISSN: 15459616     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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