Topical tacrolimus for effective treatment of eosinophilic folliculitis associated with human immunodeficiency virus infection

Archives of Dermatology

Volumn 141, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 1203-1208

  Toutous Trellu, Laurence ^a   Abraham, Shahnaz ^a   Pechère, Marc ^a   Chavaz, Pierre ^a   Lübbe, Jan ^a   Schiffer, Véronique ^a   Hirschel, Bernard ^a   Saurat, Jean Hilaire ^a   Piguet, Vincent ^a  

^a GENEVA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPALENE; ANTI HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS AGENT; CLINDAMYCIN PHOSPHATE; CLOBETASOL PROPIONATE; DOXYCYCLINE; ERYTHROMYCIN; HISTAMINE H1 RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; INDINAVIR; KETOCONAZOLE; LAMIVUDINE; LOPINAVIR; METRONIDAZOLE; MOMETASONE FUROATE; MONTELUKAST; RETINOIC ACID; RITONAVIR; STAVUDINE; TACROLIMUS;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARM; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHEEK; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG EFFICACY; EOSINOPHIL FOLLICULITIS; FEMALE; FOLLICULITIS; FOREHEAD; HIGHLY ACTIVE ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; MALE; NECK; PAPULE; PERSISTENT INFECTION; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN BIOPSY; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TOPICAL TREATMENT; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRUNK; VIRUS DETECTION;

ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; ADULT; EOSINOPHILIA; FEMALE; FOLLICULITIS; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TACROLIMUS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 27144530048     PISSN: 0003987X     EISSN: 0003987X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archderm.141.10.1203     Document Type: Article

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