The use of topical calcineurin inhibitors in the management of oral lichen planus [14]

Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 554-556

  Chaudhry, S I ^a   Pabari, S ^a   Hodgson, T A ^a   Porter, S R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCINEURIN INHIBITOR; CYCLOSPORIN; STEROID; TACROLIMUS;

AGED; CASE REPORT; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; LETTER; LICHEN PLANUS; MOUTH EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELAPSE; REMISSION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULCER HEALING;

AGED, 80 AND OVER; CALCINEURIN; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; LICHEN PLANUS, ORAL; ORAL ULCER; RECURRENCE; TACROLIMUS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 33947382545     PISSN: 09269959     EISSN: 14683083     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-3083.2006.01953.x     Document Type: Letter

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