Allopurinol induced granuloma annulare in a patient of lepromatous leprosy

Journal of Pharmacology and Pharmacotherapeutics

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 152-154

  Singh, Satyendra Kumar ^a   Manchanda, Kajal ^a   Bhayana, Aakash Amar ^a   Verma, Anurag ^a  

^a BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Allopurinol; granuloma annulare; interstitial

Indexed keywords

ALLOPURINOL; LEPROSTATIC AGENT; MUCIN;

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DIET RESTRICTION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; GRANULOMA ANNULARE; HISTIOCYTE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HYPERURICEMIA; LEPROMATOUS LEPROSY; LYMPHOCYTIC INFILTRATION; MALE; MEDICAL HISTORY; PAPULE; SCORING SYSTEM;

EID: 84877145073     PISSN: 0976500X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0976-500X.110915     Document Type: Article

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