Vulvovaginal lichen planus treatment: A survey of current practices

Archives of Dermatology

Volumn 144, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 1520-1521

  Cooper, Susan M ^a   Haefner, Hope K ^a   Abrahams Gessel, Shafika ^a   Margesson, Lynette J ^a  

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Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; CALCINEURIN INHIBITOR; CHLOROQUINE; CORTICOSTEROID; CYCLOSPORIN; DOXYCYCLINE; HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENT; METHOTREXATE; MINOCYCLINE; NICOTINAMIDE; PIMECROLIMUS; PREDNISONE; TACROLIMUS; TRIAMCINOLONE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE DURATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL RECORD; PAPULAR SKIN DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; VULVOVAGINAL LICHEN PLANUS;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS, NON-STEROIDAL; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; LICHEN PLANUS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROGNOSIS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TACROLIMUS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VAGINAL DISEASES; VULVAR DISEASES; VULVOVAGINITIS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 56549091003     PISSN: 0003987X     EISSN: 15383652     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archderm.144.11.1520     Document Type: Letter

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