Successful treatment of severe recalcitrant erosive oral lichen planus with topical tacrolimus

Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 66-68

  Shichinohe, R ^a   Shibaki, A ^a   Nishie, W ^a   Tateishi, Y ^a   Shimizu, H ^a  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Oral lichen planus; Tacrolimus; Topical treatment

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; TACROLIMUS;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; FOLLOW UP; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; LICHEN PLANUS; MALE; MOUTH LESION; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN IRRITATION;

ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; AGED; HUMANS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; LICHEN PLANUS, ORAL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RECURRENCE; TACROLIMUS;

EID: 33645976172     PISSN: 09269959     EISSN: 14683083     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-3083.2005.01338.x     Document Type: Article

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