Successful monotherapy of severe and intractable atopic dermatitis by photopheresis

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 585-588

  Richter, H I ^a   Billmann Eberwein, C ^a   Grewe, M ^a   Stege, H ^a   Berneburg, M ^a   Ruzicka, T ^a   Krutmann, J ^a  

^a HEINRICH HEINE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYCLOSPORIN; GLUCOCORTICOID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; CASE REPORT; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PHOTOCHEMOTHERAPY; PHOTOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUVA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0031895602     PISSN: 01909622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0190-9622(98)70122-7     Document Type: Article

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