Alefacept for erosive lichen planus: A case series

Journal of Drugs in Dermatology

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 379-383

  Chang, Anne Lynn S ^a   Badger, Joanna ^a   Rehmus, Wingfield ^a   Kimball, Alexa Boer ^b  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALEFACEPT; DERMATOLOGICAL AGENT; HYBRID PROTEIN;

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRAMUSCULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LICHEN PLANUS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; DERMATOLOGIC AGENTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, INTRAMUSCULAR; LICHEN PLANUS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RECOMBINANT FUSION PROTEINS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 46749119881     PISSN: 15459616     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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