Hypopigmented cutaneous sarcoidosis responsive to minocycline

Journal of Drugs in Dermatology

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 385-389

  Schmitt, Caroline E ^a   Fabi, Sabrina G ^b,d   Kukreja, Tarun ^c   Feinberg, James S ^d  

^a Dean Health System   (United States)

^b Suite 300   (United States)

^c The Hammond Clinic   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINOTRANSFERASE; GLUCOSE 6 PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE; HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE; MINOCYCLINE;

ADULT; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DIABETES MELLITUS; DRUG TOLERABILITY; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; ERYTHEMA; GLUCOSE 6 PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE DEFICIENCY; HUMAN; HYPERLIPIDEMIA; HYPERTENSION; HYPERTRANSAMINASEMIA; HYPOPIGMENTED CUTANEOUS SARCOIDOSIS; LIVER FUNCTION TEST; MALE; RECURRENT DISEASE; SARCOIDOSIS; SKIN DISEASE; SMOKING; TREATMENT DURATION;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; HUMANS; HYPOPIGMENTATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MINOCYCLINE; SARCOIDOSIS; SKIN DISEASES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84858670490     PISSN: 15459616     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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