Erosive lichen planus: Two uncommon cases

Acta Dermato-Venereologica

Volumn 88, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 268-270

  Schepis, Carmelo ^a   Siragusa, Maddalena ^a   Lentini, Maria ^b  

^a OASI RESEARCH INSTITUTE IRCCS   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYCLOSPORIN A; STEROID;

ADULT; AGED; ATROPHY; BIOPSY; BLOOD ANALYSIS; BURNING SENSATION; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC INFLAMMATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; DERMIS; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FIBROSIS; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LETTER; LICHEN PLANUS; LYMPHOCYTE; MALE; MOUTH MUCOSA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSORIASIS; REMISSION; SKIN INFLAMMATION;

ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; AGED; BIOPSY; CYCLOSPORINE; DERMATOLOGIC AGENTS; FEMALE; FOOT; GROIN; HUMANS; LICHEN PLANUS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SKIN;

EID: 44349111336     PISSN: 00015555     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2340/00015555-0395     Document Type: Letter

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