Annular elastolytic giant cell granuloma in an infant: Improvement after treatment with oral tranilast and topical pimecrolimus

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

Volumn 53, Issue 5 SUPPL., 2005, Pages

  Lee, Hae Woong ^a   Lee, Mi Woo ^a   Choi, Jee Ho ^a   Moon, Kee Chan ^a   Koh, Jai Kyoung ^a  

^a University of Ulsan College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PIMECROLIMUS; TRANILAST;

ANNULAR ELASTOLYTIC GIANT CELL GRANULOMA; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; ELASTIC FIBER; ERYTHEMA; GIANT CELL GRANULOMA; GRANULOMATOUS SKIN DISEASE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HYPOPIGMENTATION; INFANT; MALE; PHAGOCYTOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; ANTHRANILIC ACIDS; ANTI-ALLERGIC AGENTS; ELASTIC TISSUE; GRANULOMA ANNULARE; HUMANS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; INFANT; MALE; TACROLIMUS;

EID: 26644440400     PISSN: 01909622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaad.2005.02.013     Document Type: Article

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