Treatment of oral erosive lichen planus with 1% pimecrolimus cream: A double-blind, randomized, prospective trial with measurement of pimecrolimus levels in the blood

Archives of Dermatology

Volumn 143, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 472-476

  Passeron, Thierry ^a   Lacour, Jean Philippe ^a   Fontas, Eric ^a   Ortonne, Jean Paul ^a  

^a CENTRE HOSPITALIER UNIVERSITAIRE DE NICE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DRUG VEHICLE; PIMECROLIMUS; PLACEBO;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BURNING SENSATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG TOLERABILITY; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; LICHEN PLANUS; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

AGED; CALCINEURIN; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; LICHEN PLANUS, ORAL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OINTMENTS; TACROLIMUS;

EID: 34247346426     PISSN: 0003987X     EISSN: 0003987X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archderm.143.4.472     Document Type: Article

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