Treatment of granuloma annulare by local injections with low-dose recombinant human interferon gamma

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 117-119

  Weiss, J M ^a   Muchenberger, S ^a   Schopf, E ^a   Simon, J C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RECOMBINANT GAMMA INTERFERON;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC DISEASE; CRYOTHERAPY; FEMALE; GRANULOMA ANNULARE; GRANULOMATOUS INFLAMMATION; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN DISEASE; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

EID: 0031876919     PISSN: 01909622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0190-9622(98)70412-8     Document Type: Article

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