Methotrexate for the treatment of patients with chronic cutaneous sarcoidosis: 4 Cases;Traitement de la sarcoïdose cutanée par le méthotrexate: 4 Observations

Annales de Dermatologie et de Venereologie

Volumn 132, Issue 8-9 I, 2005, Pages 659-662

  Gary, A ^a   Modeste, A B ^a   Richard, C ^a   Jubert, C ^a   Majour, F ^b   Nouvet, G ^a   Remond, B ^c   Joly, P ^a,d  

^a ROUEN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^b CH d'Évreux ^*  (Canada)

^c Service de Dermatologie   (France)

^d HÔPITAL CHARLES NICOLLE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE; LIVER ENZYME; METHOTREXATE;

ABNORMALLY HIGH SUBSTRATE CONCENTRATION IN BLOOD; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC DISEASE; ENZYME BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PAPULE; REMISSION; SARCOIDOSIS; SKIN DEFECT; SKIN NODULE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 24944482598     PISSN: 01519638     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0151-9638(05)79413-8     Document Type: Article

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