Oral Corticosteroids did not Prevent AGEP due to Terbinafine
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Oral corticosteroids did not prevent AGEP due to terbinafine.
Sir, Terbinafine is the most common antimycotic agent that can result in acute generalized exanthematous pustulosis (AGEP). The clinical features, laboratory findings and histopathology of AGEP are now well described. How ever the optimum management of this condition has not been agreed. We read with interest the recent case described by Beltraminelli et al. (1) and would like to report a furt...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Acta Dermato-Venereologica
سال: 2006
ISSN: 0001-5555
DOI: 10.2340/00015555-0120