Temporary remission of disseminated granuloma annulare under oral isotretinoin therapy [3]

International Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 169-171

  Pasmatzi, Efstathia ^a   Georgiou, Sophia ^a   Monastirli, Alexandra ^a   Tsambaos, Dionysios ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PATRAS   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; CORTICOSTEROID; HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE; ISOTRETINOIN; POTASSIUM IODIDE; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ADULT; CASE REPORT; CHEILITIS; COLLAGEN DEGRADATION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRY SKIN; ERYTHEMA; FEMALE; GRANULOMA ANNULARE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; HYPERTRIGLYCERIDEMIA; LETTER; PHOTOCHEMOTHERAPY; RECURRENT DISEASE; REMISSION; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; XEROSTOMIA;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; DERMATOLOGIC AGENTS; FEMALE; GRANULOMA ANNULARE; HUMANS; ISOTRETINOIN; MIDDLE AGED; REMISSION INDUCTION;

EID: 14544278072     PISSN: 00119059     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-4632.2005.02229.x     Document Type: Letter

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