Facial flush reaction after alcohol ingestion during topical pimecrolimus and tacrolimus treatment

Dermatology

Volumn 218, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 71-72

  Stinco, Giuseppe ^a,b   Piccirillo, Fabio ^a   Sallustio, Manuela ^a   Patrone, Pasquale ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UDINE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UDINE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Alcohol intolerance; Pimecrolimus cream; Tacrolimus ointment; Topical calcineurin inhibitors; Vitiligo

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; PIMECROLIMUS; TACROLIMUS;

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOL INTOLERANCE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DRUG ALCOHOL INTERACTION; FEMALE; FLUSHING; HUMAN; LETTER; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIDE EFFECT; VITILIGO;

ADMINISTRATION, CUTANEOUS; ADULT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; DERMATOLOGIC AGENTS; ERYTHEMA; FEMALE; FLUSHING; HUMANS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TACROLIMUS; VITILIGO;

EID: 58149090802     PISSN: 10188665     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000161123     Document Type: Letter

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