Erythema elevatum diutinum: A review of presentation and treatment

Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology

Volumn 28, Issue 12, 2014, Pages 1594-1602

  Momen, S E ^a   Jorizzo, J ^b   Al Niaimi, F ^a  

^a ST THOMAS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b WAKE FOREST BAPTIST HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT; CHLOROQUINE; COLCHICINE; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; DAPSONE; METHOTREXATE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; NICOTINAMIDE; NICOTINIC ACID; RETINOIC ACID; STEROID; SULFATE; SULFONAMIDE; SULFONE; TETRACYCLINE;

CLINICAL FEATURE; COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE ACTIVITY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ERYTHEMA; ERYTHEMA ELEVATUM DIUTINUM; GLUTEN FREE DIET; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; REVIEW; TREATMENT PLANNING; VASCULITIS, LEUKOCYTOCLASTIC, CUTANEOUS;

DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMANS; VASCULITIS, LEUKOCYTOCLASTIC, CUTANEOUS;

EID: 84911877662     PISSN: 09269959     EISSN: 14683083     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jdv.12566     Document Type: Review

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