Lichen amyloidosis improved by 0.1% Topical tacrolimus [4]

Dermatology

Volumn 205, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 420-421

  Castanedo Cazares, Juan Pablo ^a   Lepe, Veronica ^a   Moncada, Benjamin ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE SAN LUIS POTOSÍ   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Lichen amyliodosis; Tacrolimus

Indexed keywords

ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; CLOBETASOL PROPIONATE; CORTICOSTEROID; CYCLOSPORIN; TACROLIMUS; TRIAMCINOLONE ACETONIDE;

ADULT; AMYLOIDOSIS; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; GENERAL CONDITION IMPROVEMENT; HUMAN; LETTER; LICHEN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRURITUS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; AMYLOIDOSIS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LICHEN PLANUS; MIDDLE AGED; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TACROLIMUS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0036434316     PISSN: 10188665     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000066426     Document Type: Letter

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