Recalcitrant lesions of pemphigus foliaceous at a surgical site: Successful treatment with tacrolimus 0.1% ointment [1]

European Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 443-444

  Cassano, Nicoletta ^a   Coviello, Carmela ^a   Scoppio, Bianca Maria ^a   Miracapillo, Antonio ^a   Vena, Gino Antonio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LEVOTHYROXINE; PREDNISONE; TACROLIMUS;

ADULT; BURN; CASE REPORT; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; DRUG TOLERABILITY; FEMALE; HEARTBURN; HUMAN; HYPERGLYCEMIA; HYPERTENSIVE CRISIS; HYPOTHYROIDISM; HYSTERECTOMY; LETTER; PEMPHIGUS FOLIACEUS; SALPINGOOOPHORECTOMY; SKIN DEFECT; SURGICAL WOUND; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UTERUS MYOMA;

CICATRIX; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; MIDDLE AGED; OINTMENTS; PEMPHIGUS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; REMISSION INDUCTION; TACROLIMUS;

EID: 33748334283     PISSN: 11671122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Letter

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