Levamisole can reduce the high serum tumour necrosis factor-α level to a normal level in patients with erosive oral lichen planus

Clinical and Experimental Dermatology

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 308-310

  Sun, A ^a,b   Chia, J S ^a,b   Wang, J T ^a,b   Chiang, C P ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LEVAMISOLE; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ARTICLE; CONTROL GROUP; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; LICHEN PLANUS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TREATMENT DURATION;

ADJUVANTS, IMMUNOLOGIC; HUMANS; LEVAMISOLE; LICHEN PLANUS, ORAL; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR-ALPHA;

EID: 33947679246     PISSN: 03076938     EISSN: 13652230     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2230.2006.02343.x     Document Type: Article

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