Diseases

Nicolau Syndrome

An uncommon complication of INTRAMUSCULAR INJECTION leading to variable degrees of necrosis of skin and underlying tissue.

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Abstract

An uncommon complication of INTRAMUSCULAR INJECTION leading to variable degrees of necrosis of skin and underlying tissue.

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  • Embolia Cutis Medicamentosa
  • Livedo-like Dermatitis
  • Nicolau Livedoid Dermatitis
  • Nicolau's Livedoid Syndrome
  • Nicolau's Syndrome
  • Cutis Medicamentosa, Embolia
  • Dermatitides, Livedo-like
  • Dermatitis, Livedo-like
  • Dermatitis, Nicolau Livedoid
  • Livedo like Dermatitis
  • Livedo-like Dermatitides
  • Livedoid Dermatitis, Nicolau
  • Livedoid Syndrome, Nicolau's
  • Medicamentosa, Embolia Cutis
  • Nicolau Livedoid Syndrome
  • Nicolaus Livedoid Syndrome
  • Nicolaus Syndrome
  • Syndrome, Nicolau
  • Syndrome, Nicolau's
  • Syndrome, Nicolau's Livedoid

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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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2015

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Nicolau Syndrome. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D065148. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D065148
  2. Nicolau Syndrome. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Livedoid_dermatitis
  3. Nicolau Syndrome. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1335036