Norwegian scabies in a patient treated with Tripterygium glycoside for rheumatoid arthritis
Abstract: We report an 80-year-old male patient with severe rheumatoid arthritis who was treated with tripterygium glycoside, an immunosuppressive agent made from the extract of a Chinese medicinal herb called Tripterygium wilfordii Hook F. The patient had no apparent skin lesions before the treatme...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Sociedade Brasileira de Dermatologia
2017-08-01
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| Series: | Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia |
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| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/pdf/abd/v92n4/0365-0596-abd-92-04-0556.pdf |