Azatropin in severe atopic dermatitis: 24 Cases;Azathioprine dans la dermatite atopique grave: 24 Cas

Annales de Dermatologie et de Venereologie

Volumn 132, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 168-170

  Malthieu, F ^a   Guillet, G ^a   Larregue, M ^a  

^a POITIERS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AZATHIOPRINE; CORTICOSTEROID; EMOLLIENT AGENT; TACROLIMUS; THIOPURINE METHYLTRANSFERASE;

ARTICLE; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; CHRONIC DISEASE; DISEASE SEVERITY; HUMAN; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; PHOTOTHERAPY; PUVA; STEROID THERAPY; ULTRAVIOLET B RADIATION;

EID: 15044345958     PISSN: 01519638     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0151-9638(05)79233-4     Document Type: Article

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