Successful treatment of pityriasis lichenoides with topical tacrolimus [4]

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 150, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 1033-1035

  Simon, D ^a   Boudny, C ^a   Nievergelt, H ^a   Simon, H U ^a   Braathen, L R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE; MOMETASONE FUROATE; PENICILLIN G; TACROLIMUS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENT;

CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; LETTER; PHOTOCHEMOTHERAPY; PITYRIASIS LICHENOIDES; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; CHILD;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; PITYRIASIS LICHENOIDES; TACROLIMUS;

EID: 3042701619     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.2004.05920.x     Document Type: Letter

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