The Successful Use of Topical Tacrolimus Treatment for a Chronic Actinic Dermatitis Patient with Complications of Idiopathic Leukopenia

Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 30, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 805-809

  Ogawa, Yasushi ^a   Adachi, Ayumi ^a   Tomita, Yasushi ^a  

^a NAGOYA UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Chronic actinic dermatitis; Leukopenia; Tacrolimus

Indexed keywords

BETAMETHASONE; CILASTATIN PLUS IMIPENEM; CYCLOSPORIN A; FLOMOXEF; HYDROCORTISONE BUTYRATE; RECOMBINANT GRANULOCYTE COLONY STIMULATING FACTOR; RINDERON VG; TACROLIMUS; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACTINIC DERMATITIS; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC DISEASE; DERMATITIS; DRUG EFFICACY; ECZEMA; ERYTHEMA; HUMAN; LEUKOPENIA; MALE; OINTMENT; PATHOGENESIS; PHOTOSENSITIVITY DISORDER; SIDE EFFECT; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN MANIFESTATION; ULTRAVIOLET B RADIATION;

EID: 0345095499     PISSN: 03852407     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1346-8138.2003.tb00482.x     Document Type: Article

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