Effective treatment of erosive lichen planus with thalidomide and topical tacrolimus [4]

International Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 45, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 1244-1245

  Petropoulou, Haritini ^a   Kontochristopoulos, George ^a   Kalogirou, Olga ^a   Panteri, Irine ^a   Zakopoulou, Nikoleta ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; EMOLLIENT AGENT; TACROLIMUS; THALIDOMIDE;

ADULT; BURNING SENSATION; CASE REPORT; CHEMOEMBOLIZATION; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; HEPATITIS B; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LETTER; LICHEN PLANUS; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; LYMPHOCYTIC INFILTRATION; MALE; MUSCLE CRAMP; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; PARESTHESIA; PREPUCE; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN BURNING SENSATION; SKIN DISCOMFORT;

ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; HUMANS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; LICHEN PLANUS; LICHEN PLANUS, ORAL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PENILE DISEASES; TACROLIMUS; THALIDOMIDE;

EID: 33749819341     PISSN: 00119059     EISSN: 13654632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-4632.2006.02949.x     Document Type: Letter

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