Vulval syringoma successfully treated with tranilast [6]

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 153, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 1228-1230

  Iwao, F ^a   Onozuka, T ^b   Kawashima, T ^b  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b Sapporo General Hospital of Hokkaido Railway Company   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TRANILAST;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LETTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN BIOPSY; SYRINGOMA; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VULVA TUMOR;

ADULT; ANTHRANILIC ACIDS; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; SWEAT GLAND NEOPLASMS; SYRINGOMA; VULVAR NEOPLASMS;

EID: 28844459986     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: 13652133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.2005.06940.x     Document Type: Letter

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