Ulcerated necrobiosis lipoidica treated with cyclosporin A [13]

Acta Dermato-Venereologica

Volumn 83, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 151-153

  Stinco, Giuseppe ^a   Parlangeli, Maria Elena ^a   De Francesco, Vincenzo ^a   Frattasio, Alfonsina ^a   Germino, Maurizio ^a   Patrone, Pasquale ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UDINE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; BETA CAROTENE; CYCLOSPORIN A; GAMMA INTERFERON; HEMOGLOBIN A1C; INTERCELLULAR ADHESION MOLECULE 1; INTERLEUKIN 2; MELATONIN; RETINOIC ACID; RETINOL PALMITATE;

ADULT; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CYTOKINE RELEASE; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIABETIC MICROANGIOPATHY; DISEASE COURSE; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOMODULATION; LETTER; NECROBIOSIS LIPOIDICA; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SKIN ULCER;

ADULT; CYCLOSPORINE; DERMATOLOGIC AGENTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEG ULCER; NECROBIOSIS LIPOIDICA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0037261865     PISSN: 00015555     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00015550310007616     Document Type: Letter

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