Successful treatment of vulvar lichen sclerosus in a child with low-concentration topical tacrolimus ointment

Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 114-116

  Matsumoto, Yuka ^a   Yamamoto, Toshiyuki ^a   Isobe, Tamaki ^a   Kusunoki, Toshio ^b   Tsuboi, Ryoji ^a  

^a TOKYO MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Tetsugakudo Kusunoki Dermatological Clinic   (Japan)

Author keywords

Child; Milium; Topical corticosteroid; Topical tacrolimus; Vulvar lichen sclerosus

Indexed keywords

ALCLOMETASONE; CORTICOSTEROID; PROPIONIC ACID DERIVATIVE; STEROID; TACROLIMUS;

ABSENCE OF SIDE EFFECTS; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; DRUG INTERMITTENT THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LICHEN SCLEROSUS ET ATROPHICUS; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; OINTMENTS; TACROLIMUS; VULVAR LICHEN SCLEROSUS;

EID: 33846185073     PISSN: 03852407     EISSN: 13468138     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1346-8138.2006.00228.x     Document Type: Article

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