Improvement of idiopathic acanthosis nigricans with a triple combination depigmenting cream

Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 486-487

  Adigun, C G ^a   Pandya, A G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLUOCINOLONE ACETONIDE; HYDROQUINONE; RETINOIC ACID; TRI LUMA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACANTHOSIS NIGRICANS; ADULT; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERINSULINEMIA; HYPERPIGMENTATION; IDIOPATHIC DISEASE; LETTER; PAPILLOMATOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RASH;

ACANTHOSIS NIGRICANS; ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; ADULT; DRUG COMBINATIONS; FEMALE; FLUOCINOLONE ACETONIDE; HUMANS; HYDROQUINONES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRETINOIN;

EID: 62149149504     PISSN: 09269959     EISSN: 14683083     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-3083.2008.02931.x     Document Type: Letter

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