Clearance of necrobiosis lipoidica with fumaric acid esters [8]

Dermatology

Volumn 207, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 422-424

  Gambichler, T ^a   Kreuter, A ^a   Freitag, M ^a   Pawlak, F M ^a   Brockmeyer, N H ^a   Altmeyer, P ^a  

^a RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Dimethylfumarate; Granulomatous disorders; Immunomodulation; Necrobiosis lipoidica; Systemic therapy

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; COLLAGEN; CORTICOSTEROID; DIMETHYLFUMARATE; FUMADERM; FUMADERM INITIAL; FUMARIC ACID DERIVATIVE; FUMARIC ACID ETHYL ESTER; INFLIXIMAB; MONOETHYLFUMARATE CALCIUM; MONOETHYLFUMARATE MAGNESIUM; MONOETHYLFUMARATE ZINC; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIABETES MELLITUS; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG FORMULATION; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG TOLERABILITY; FEMALE; GRANULOMA ANNULARE; GRANULOMATOSIS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; LETTER; LOWER LEG; LYMPHOCYTIC INFILTRATION; NECROBIOSIS LIPOIDICA; PATIENT MONITORING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REMISSION; SARCOIDOSIS; SKIN MANIFESTATION; TABLET; TREATMENT INDICATION;

DERMATOLOGIC AGENTS; FEMALE; FUMARATES; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NECROBIOSIS LIPOIDICA;

EID: 0344305704     PISSN: 10188665     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000074133     Document Type: Letter

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