Inflammatory sebotropic reaction associated with kava kava ingestion

Zoe O Brown-Joel¹, Erica S Colleran², Mary Seabury Stone^{3

4}

Affiliations

¹ University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, Iowa.
² private practice, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, Iowa.
³ Department of Dermatology, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, Iowa.
⁴ Department of Pathology, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, Iowa.

Case Reports

Zoe O Brown-Joel et al. JAAD Case Rep. 2018.

. 2018 Apr 30;4(5):437-439.

doi: 10.1016/j.jdcr.2017.12.011. eCollection 2018 Jun.

Zoe O Brown-Joel¹, Erica S Colleran², Mary Seabury Stone^{3

4}

¹ University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, Iowa.
² private practice, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, Iowa.
³ Department of Dermatology, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, Iowa.
⁴ Department of Pathology, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, Iowa.

No abstract available

Keywords: histopathology; kava kava; natural medicine; nutritional supplements; sebotropic.

Figures

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