Topical tacrolimus and resistant skin lesions of dermatomyositis;Tacrolimus topique et atteintes cutanées résistantes de la dermatomyosite

Revue de Medecine Interne

Volumn 27, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 730-735

  Peyrot, I ^a   Sparsa, A ^a   Loustaud Ratti, V ^b   Liozon, E ^b   Vidal, E ^b   Bonnetblanc, J M ^a   Bedane, C ^a  

^a DUPUYTREN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^b LIMOGES UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Dermatomyositis; Skin involvement; Topical tacrolimus

Indexed keywords

AZATHIOPRINE; CHLOROQUINE; CORTICOSTEROID; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; DILTIAZEM; HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENT; PREDNISONE; TACROLIMUS;

ABSENCE OF SIDE EFFECTS; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DERMATOMYOSITIS; DRUG TOLERANCE; FACE DISORDER; FEMALE; HAND DISEASE; HUMAN; MALE; SKIN DEFECT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; INTRADERMAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MIDDLE AGED;

ADMINISTRATION, CUTANEOUS; AGED; DERMATOMYOSITIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TACROLIMUS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33749128505     PISSN: 02488663     EISSN: 17683122     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.revmed.2006.06.015     Document Type: Article

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