Severe refractory chronic actinic dermatitis successfully treated with tacrolimus ointment [8]

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 147, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 1273-1275

  Abe, R ^a   Shimizu, T ^a   Tsuji, A ^a   Matsumura, T ^a   Shimizu, H ^a  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AZATHIOPRINE; BETAMETHASONE DIPROPIONATE; CORTICOSTEROID; CYCLOSPORIN; TACROLIMUS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC ACTINIC DERMATITIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; DERMATITIS; HUMAN; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; LABORATORY TEST; LETTER; MALE; PATCH TEST; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN BIOPSY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRAVIOLET A RADIATION; ULTRAVIOLET B RADIATION; MIDDLE AGED; OINTMENT; PHOTOSENSITIVITY DISORDER; SKIN DISEASE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FACIAL DERMATOSES; HUMANS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OINTMENTS; PHOTOSENSITIVITY DISORDERS; TACROLIMUS;

EID: 0036886427     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2133.2002.05000_8.x     Document Type: Letter

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