Treatment of Hailey-Hailey disease with topical calcitriol [2]

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 475-476

  Bianchi, Luca ^a,c   Chimenti, Maria Sole ^b   Giunta, Alessandro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^c TOR VERGATA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCITRIOL; TACALCITOL;

ADULT; CALCIUM HOMEOSTASIS; CASE REPORT; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG RESPONSE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HAILEY HAILEY DISEASE; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; LETTER; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN IRRITATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 4444295586     PISSN: 01909622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaad.2003.10.668     Document Type: Article

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