Vulvar lichen sclerosus: 11 Women treated with tacrolimus 0.1% ointment

Acta Dermato-Venereologica

Volumn 87, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 69-72

  Virgili, Annarosa ^a   Lauriola, Maria Michela ^a   Mantovani, Lucia ^a   Corazza, Monica ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FERRARA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Immunomodulating topical agents; Vulvar disease; Vulvar lichen sclerosus

Indexed keywords

PIMECROLIMUS; TACROLIMUS;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG POTENCY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LICHEN SCLEROSUS ET ATROPHICUS; MULTIPLE CYCLE TREATMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRURITUS; REMISSION; SCALD; SIDE EFFECT; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TREATMENT RESPONSE; UNPLEASANT SENSATION;

ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; MIDDLE AGED; SKIN; TACROLIMUS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VULVAR LICHEN SCLEROSUS;

EID: 33846853103     PISSN: 00015555     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2340/00015555-0171     Document Type: Article

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