Effectiveness of topical tacrolimus in the treatment of vitiligo;Eficacia de tacrolimus tópico en el tratamiento del vitíligo

Medicina Cutanea Ibero-Latino-Americana

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 171-174

  Prats Caelles, Iolanda ^a,b   De Ayala Casado, Eduardo López ^a   Herranz Pinto, Pedro ^a   Arranz Sánchez, Dulce María ^a   La Calle, Miriam Corral ^a   Casado Jiménez, Mariano ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO LA PAZ   (Spain)

^b NONE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Repigmentation; Tacrolimus; Vitiligo

Indexed keywords

TACROLIMUS;

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; HUMAN; LIGHT EXPOSURE; OINTMENT; SKIN PIGMENTATION; SUNLIGHT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT RESPONSE; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT; VITILIGO;

EID: 33846807465     PISSN: 02105187     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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