Effect of topical tazarotene in the treatment of congenital ichthyoses

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 141, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 642-646

  Hofmann, Benedikt ^a   Stege, H ^a   Ruzicka, T ^a   Lehmann, P ^a  

^a HEINRICH HEINE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Congenital ichthyoses; Tazarotene

Indexed keywords

TAZAROTENE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY SURFACE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CONGENITAL ICHTHYOSIFORM ERYTHRODERMA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG RESPONSE; DRUG TOLERABILITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REMISSION; SKIN IRRITATION; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

ADMINISTRATION, CUTANEOUS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DERMATITIS, IRRITANT; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GELS; HUMANS; ICHTHYOSIS, X-LINKED; KERATOLYTIC AGENTS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NICOTINIC ACIDS; PILOT PROJECTS;

EID: 0032716344     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2133.1999.03101.x     Document Type: Article

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