Mammary fistula could be included in the follicular occlusion tetrad

European Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 261-262

  Berná Serna, Juan D ^a   Berná Mestre, Juan D ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO VIRGEN DE LA ARRIXACA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TRIAMCINOLONE; TRIAMCINOLONE ACETONIDE;

ACNE; ACNE INVERSA; ADULT; BREAST DISEASE; CASE REPORT; CELLULITIS; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; HUMAN; LETTER; MAMMARY FISTULA; PILONIDAL SINUS; SCALP; SKIN ABSCESS; SKIN APPENDAGE DISEASE; SKIN NODULE; TREATMENT DURATION; ULTRASOUND;

ADULT; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; BREAST DISEASES; CUTANEOUS FISTULA; FEMALE; FISTULA; HAIR DISEASES; HAIR FOLLICLE; HIDRADENITIS SUPPURATIVA; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, INTRALESIONAL; TRIAMCINOLONE;

EID: 84859752426     PISSN: 11671122     EISSN: 19524013     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1684/ejd.2011.1629     Document Type: Letter

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