Melanoma diagnosed 27 years after a benoxaprofen-induced photosensitivity reaction

Journal of Dermatological Case Reports

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 5-7

  Chin, Kuen Yeow ^a   El Kayat, Bara ^a   Milne, Alistair ^d   Hart, Andrew ^a,b,c  

^a GLASGOW ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^c UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^d CROSSHOUSE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Benoxaprofen; Malignant melanoma; Opren ; Photosensitivity

Indexed keywords

BENOXAPROFEN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER SURGERY; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; MELANOMA; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PHOTOSENSITIVITY; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN ULCER; SUNBURN;

EID: 84859019267     PISSN: None     EISSN: 18987249     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3315/jdcr.2012.1087     Document Type: Article

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