Topical tacrolimus (protopic) for the treatment of a localized pemphigus foliaceus [1]

Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 636-637

  Termeer, C C ^a   Technau, K ^a   Augustin, M ^a   Simon, J C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; TACROLIMUS;

AGED; BURNING SENSATION; DISEASE DURATION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG TOLERABILITY; HUMAN; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN DEPOSITION; LETTER; MALE; PEMPHIGUS FOLIACEUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRURITUS; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN DISEASE; SKIN EXAMINATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND HEALING IMPAIRMENT;

ADMINISTRATION, CUTANEOUS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FOREHEAD; HUMANS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; MALE; PEMPHIGUS; SCALP; TACROLIMUS;

EID: 4544236758     PISSN: 09269959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-3083.2004.00980.x     Document Type: Letter

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