Lack of effect of cyclosporine in lichen amyloidosis associated with atopic dermatitis

European Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 612-614

  Akar, Ahmet ^a   Taştan, Halis Bülent ^a   Demiriz, Murat ^a   Erbil, Hakan ^a  

^a GULHANE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Atopic dermatitis; Cyclosporine; Lichen amyloidosis

Indexed keywords

ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; CONGO RED; CYCLOSPORIN; STEROID;

ACANTHOSIS; ADULT; ALLERGIC RHINITIS; AMYLOIDOSIS; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; BACK; BIREFRINGENCE; CASE REPORT; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; ELECTROPHORESIS; EPIDERMIS; ERYTHEMA; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HYPERKERATOSIS; KERATINOCYTE; LABORATORY TEST; LICHENOID ERUPTION; MALE; PAPULE; PRURITUS; PUNCH BIOPSY; PUVA; SKIN PIGMENTATION; THORAX;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ADULT; AMYLOIDOSIS; BIOPSY, NEEDLE; CASE REPORT; CYCLOSPORINE; DERMATITIS, ATOPIC; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LICHEN PLANUS; MALE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 0036860969     PISSN: 11671122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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