Localized childhood vulval pemphigoid treated with tacrolimus ointment

Dermatology

Volumn 208, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 273-275

  Lebeau, S ^a   Mainetti, C ^b   Masouye I ^a   Saurat, J H ^a,c   Borradori, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

^b Regional Hospital San Giovanni   (Switzerland)

^c University Hospital   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Bullous pemphigoid; Childhood; Cicatricial pemphigoid; Lichen sclerosus; Tacrolimus; Vulval childhood pemphigoid

Indexed keywords

AUTOANTIGEN; DERMATOLOGICAL AGENT; TACROLIMUS;

ANAMNESIS; BULLOUS SKIN DISEASE; CASE REPORT; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONFERENCE PAPER; DISEASE ACTIVITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; LABORATORY TEST; MINIMAL RESIDUAL DISEASE; MUCOUS MEMBRANE PEMPHIGOID; OINTMENT; PAIN; PEMPHIGOID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; SCHOOL CHILD; SKIN SCAR; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VULVA DISEASE;

ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; OINTMENTS; PEMPHIGOID, BULLOUS; RECURRENCE; TACROLIMUS; VULVAR DISEASES;

EID: 2342574805     PISSN: 10188665     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000077319     Document Type: Conference Paper

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