Tacrolimus-Induced hyperpigmentation in a patch of vitiligo

SKINmed

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 93-94

  De, Dipankar ^a   Kanwar, Amrinder Jit ^a  

^a POSTGRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENT; TACROLIMUS;

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; CHILD; DRUG EFFECT; HUMAN; HYPERPIGMENTATION; MALE; OINTMENT; SKIN PIGMENTATION; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; VITILIGO;

ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; CHILD; HUMANS; HYPERPIGMENTATION; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; MALE; OINTMENTS; SKIN PIGMENTATION; TACROLIMUS; VITILIGO;

EID: 44049105655     PISSN: 15409740     EISSN: 17517125     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-7125.2008.07558.x     Document Type: Article

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