Generalized eruptive keratoacanthoma: A diagnostic and therapeutic challenge

International Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 160-167

  Nofal, Ahmad ^a   Assaf, Magda ^a   Ghonemy, Soheir ^a   Nofal, Eman ^a   Yosef, Ayman ^a  

^a ZAGAZIG UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; ETRETIN; METHOTREXATE; DERMATOLOGICAL AGENT; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENT; KERATOLYTIC AGENT;

ABDOMINAL DISCOMFORT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BONE MARROW SUPPRESSION; CASE REPORT; DRUG PULSE THERAPY; DRUG TREATMENT FAILURE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENERALIZED ERUPTIVE KERATOACANTHOMA; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; KERATOACANTHOMA; KERATOSIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOUTH LESION; NAUSEA; PAPULE; SCLEROSIS; SKIN EXAMINATION; SYSTEMIC THERAPY; TOPICAL TREATMENT; TREATMENT RESPONSE; VOMITING; DRUG COMBINATION; FACIAL DERMATOSES; NECK; PATHOLOGY; RETREATMENT; TREATMENT FAILURE; TRUNK;

ACITRETIN; AGED; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; DERMATOLOGIC AGENTS; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FACIAL DERMATOSES; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; KERATOACANTHOMA; KERATOLYTIC AGENTS; MALE; METHOTREXATE; MIDDLE AGED; NECK; RETREATMENT; TORSO; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 84921556236     PISSN: 00119059     EISSN: 13654632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ijd.12308     Document Type: Article

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