New treatment modalities for granuloma faciale

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 149, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 634-637

  Ludwig, E ^a   Allam, J P ^a   Bieber, T ^a   Novak, Natalija ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Granuloma faciale; Laser therapy; Tacrolimus

Indexed keywords

GLUCOCORTICOID; ICE; LIDOCAINE; PRILOCAINE; TACROLIMUS;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LOW LEVEL LASER THERAPY; MAINTENANCE THERAPY; MALE; OINTMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUNCH BIOPSY; SKIN ALLERGY; SKIN EXAMINATION; SKIN GRANULOMA; SYSTEMIC THERAPY; TOPICAL TREATMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

AGED; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; FACIAL DERMATOSES; FEMALE; GRANULOMA; HUMANS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; LASERS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHOSPHATES; TACROLIMUS; TITANIUM;

EID: 0142057170     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2133.2003.05550.x     Document Type: Article

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