Safe treatment of head/neck AD with tacrolimus ointment

Journal of Dermatological Treatment

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 86-94

  Kang, Sewon ^a,f   Paller, A ^b   Soter, N ^c   Satoi, Y ^d   Rico, M J ^d   Hanifin, J M ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^b CHILDREN'S MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d ASTELLAS PHARMA GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT   (United States)

^e OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Atopic dermatitis; Head neck; Tacrolimus ointment

Indexed keywords

TACROLIMUS;

ACNE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL INTOLERANCE; ARTICLE; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; EDEMA; ERYTHEMA; FEMALE; HEAD AND NECK DISEASE; HERPES SIMPLEX; HUMAN; HYPERESTHESIA; INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; META ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRURITUS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SKIN BURNING SENSATION; SKIN TINGLING;

EID: 0038361039     PISSN: 09546634     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09546630310004324     Document Type: Article

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