Treatment of childhood vulvar lichen sclerosus with potent topical corticosteroid

Pediatric Dermatology

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 235-238

  Fischer, Gayle ^a,b   Rogers, Maureen ^a  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL AT WESTMEAD   (Australia)

^b NONE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETAMETHASONE DIPROPIONATE; CORTICOSTEROID; HYDROCORTISONE;

ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG RESPONSE; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LICHEN SCLEROSUS ET ATROPHICUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REMISSION; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0030984802     PISSN: 07368046     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1470.1997.tb00247.x     Document Type: Article

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