Recalcitrant symptomatic vulvar lichen planus: Response to topical tacrolimus

Archives of Dermatology

Volumn 140, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 715-720

  Byrd, Julie A ^a   Davis, Mark D P ^a   Rogers III, Roy S ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; DAPSONE; ESTROGEN; ETRETIN; GRISEOFULVIN; HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE; RETINOID; TACROLIMUS;

ADULT; AGED; BURNING SENSATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOMODULATION; LICHEN SCLEROSUS ET ATROPHICUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SIDE EFFECT; SKIN IRRITATION; SKIN TINGLING; T LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; VULVA DISEASE;

ADMINISTRATION, CUTANEOUS; AGED; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; LICHEN PLANUS; MEDICAL RECORDS; MIDDLE AGED; MINNESOTA; RECURRENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TACROLIMUS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VULVAR DISEASES;

EID: 2942617236     PISSN: 0003987X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archderm.140.6.715     Document Type: Review

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