Unsuccessful treatment of extragenital lichen sclerosus with topical 1% pimecrolimus cream

Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 31, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 1014-1017

  Arican, Ozer ^a,b   Ciralik, Harun ^a   Sasmaz, Sezai ^a  

^a KAHRAMANMARAS SUTCU IMAM UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b Sehit Abdullah Cavus M A T B G   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Extraanogenital; Lichen sclerosus; Pimecrolimus; Treatment

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBENZOATE POTASSIUM; AMINOLEVULINIC ACID; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIMALARIAL AGENT; CALCIPOTRIOL; CLOBETASOL; CORTICOSTEROID; CYCLOSPORIN A; ESTROGEN; OXATOMIDE; PIMECROLIMUS; PROGESTERONE; PROPIONIC ACID; RETINOIC ACID; RETINOID; STANOZOLOL; TESTOSTERONE;

AGED; ARTICLE; ATROPHIC SKIN DISEASE; CARBON DIOXIDE LASER; CASE REPORT; CRYOTHERAPY; HUMAN; LICHEN SCLEROSUS ET ATROPHICUS; MALE; PUVA; T LYMPHOCYTE; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 12444264876     PISSN: 03852407     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1346-8138.2004.tb00646.x     Document Type: Article

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