Phenytoin- and cranial radiotherapy-induced toxic epidermal necrolysis treated with combination therapy: Systemic steroid and intravenous immunoglobulin

Medical Oncology

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 686-689

  Fidan, E ^a   Fidan, M ^a   Ozdemir, F ^a   Kavgaci, H ^a   Aydin, F ^a  

^a KARADENIZ TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Immunoglobulins; Intravenous; Steroids; Toxic epidermal necrolysis

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM ACETATE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; LANOLIN; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; PENTOXIFYLLINE; PHENYTOIN; STEROID; ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; SCAVENGER;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN METASTASIS; CALORIC INTAKE; CANCER PREVENTION; CASE REPORT; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; EPITHELIZATION; ERYTHEMA; FLUID INTAKE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; LIVER METASTASIS; MALE; MUCOSAL BLEEDING; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRURITUS; RASH; RECTUM CARCINOMA; TOXIC EPIDERMAL NECROLYSIS; WOUND DRESSING; ADENOCARCINOMA; BRAIN TUMOR; DRUG COMBINATION; METASTASIS; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIMODALITY CANCER THERAPY; PATHOLOGY; PROGNOSIS; RECTUM TUMOR; SKULL IRRADIATION;

ADENOCARCINOMA; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; ANTICONVULSANTS; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; CRANIAL IRRADIATION; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; EPIDERMAL NECROLYSIS, TOXIC; FREE RADICAL SCAVENGERS; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULINS, INTRAVENOUS; MALE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; MIDDLE AGED; PENTOXIFYLLINE; PHENYTOIN; PROGNOSIS; RECTAL NEOPLASMS;

EID: 84866284155     PISSN: 13570560     EISSN: 1559131X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12032-011-9864-5     Document Type: Article

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