Interstitial granulomatous drug reaction due to febuxostat

Indian Journal of Dermatology, Venereology and Leprology

Volumn 80, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 182-184

  Laura, Atzori ^a   Luca, Pilloni ^a   Luisa, Pinna ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAGLIARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACENOCOUMAROL; ALLOPURINOL; CD4 ANTIGEN; CD68 ANTIGEN; CD8 ANTIGEN; COLLAGEN; FEBUXOSTAT; FOSINOPRIL PLUS HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE; ISOSORBIDE MONONITRATE; MEPIRODIPINE; METOPROLOL; SIMVASTATIN; STEROID; TORASEMIDE; ANTIGOUT AGENT; THIAZOLE DERIVATIVE;

AGED; ASYMPTOMATIC DISEASE; CASE REPORT; CAUCASIAN; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; ELASTIC FIBER; EOSINOPHIL; EOSINOPHILIA; ERYTHEMA; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; GRANULOMATOSIS; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART INFARCTION; HISTIOCYTE; HUMAN; HYPERGLYCEMIA; HYPERURICEMIA; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INTERSTITIAL GRANULOMATOSIS; LETTER; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; LEUKOCYTOSIS; LYMPHOCYTE; MALE; MEDICAL HISTORY; RELAPSE; SKIN ATROPHY; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN DEFECT; VASCULITIS; CHEMICALLY INDUCED; DRUG ERUPTIONS; GRANULOMA;

AGED; DRUG ERUPTIONS; GOUT SUPPRESSANTS; GRANULOMA; HUMANS; HYPERURICEMIA; MALE; THIAZOLES;

EID: 84897534995     PISSN: 03786323     EISSN: 09733922     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0378-6323.129420     Document Type: Letter

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