Chronic graft-versus-host disease revealed by lichenoid vulvar lesions successfully treated with thalidomide [8]

Acta Dermato-Venereologica

Volumn 83, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 302-303

  Staumont Sallé, Delphine ^a   Magro, Leonardo ^a   Piette, Frédéric ^a   Thomas, Pierre ^a   Jouet, Jean Pierre ^a   Catteau, Benoit ^a  

^a LILLE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETAMETHASONE; CORTICOSTEROID; CYCLOSPORIN; METHOTREXATE; PREDNISOLONE; THALIDOMIDE;

ADULT; BONE MARROW TRANSPLANTATION; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC MYELOID LEUKEMIA; CLINICAL FEATURE; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; FEMALE; GRAFT VERSUS HOST REACTION; GYNECOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; HUMAN; LETTER; LICHENOID; LICHENOID VULVA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ADULT; BONE MARROW TRANSPLANTATION; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; GRAFT VS HOST DISEASE; HUMANS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; LEUKEMIA, MYELOID, CHRONIC; LICHENOID ERUPTIONS; THALIDOMIDE; VULVAR DISEASES;

EID: 0042170075     PISSN: 00015555     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00015550310016634     Document Type: Letter

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