Topical tacrolimus in the treatment of erosive pustular dermatosis of the scalp

Journal of Cutaneous Medicine and Surgery

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 222-225

  Cenkowski, Marta J ^a   Silver, Shane ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^b Dermatology Clinic   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFTRIAXONE; MINOCYCLINE; STEROID; TACROLIMUS; TRIAMCINOLONE; ULOBETASOL PROPIONATE;

AGED; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CELLULITIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG USE; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; EROSION; FEMALE; HAIR GROWTH; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUSTULE; PYODERMA GANGRENOSUM; RECURRENT DISEASE; SCALP; SKIN ATROPHY; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN DISEASE; SKIN INFECTION;

AGED; ALOPECIA; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; SCALP DERMATOSES; SKIN DISEASES, VESICULOBULLOUS; TACROLIMUS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 37549002874     PISSN: 12034754     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2310/7750.2007.00027     Document Type: Article

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