Pronounced facial flushing and persistent erythema of rosacea effectively treated by carvedilol, a nonselective β-adrenergic blocker

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

Volumn 67, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 491-493

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

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARVEDILOL; CLONIDINE; CORTICOSTEROID; DOXYCYCLINE; FEXOFENADINE; METRONIDAZOLE; ONDANSETRON; PIMECROLIMUS; PREDNISOLONE; PROPRANOLOL; TACROLIMUS;

ADD ON THERAPY; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG TREATMENT FAILURE; FACE ERYTHEMA; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; LETTER; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; ROSACEA; STELLATE GANGLION BLOCK; SYMPATHECTOMY; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

EID: 84864985623     PISSN: 01909622     EISSN: 10976787     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaad.2012.04.017     Document Type: Article

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