The efficacy of pimecrolimus 1% cream combined with microdermabrasion in the treatment of nonsegmental childhood vitiligo: A randomized placebo-controlled study

Pediatric Dermatology

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 286-291

  Farajzadeh, Saeedeh ^a   Daraei, Zahra ^a   Esfandiarpour, Iraj ^a   Hosseini, Seyed Hamed ^a  

^a KERMAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PETROLATUM; PIMECROLIMUS; PLACEBO; POVIDONE IODINE; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SULFADIAZINE SILVER; SUNSCREEN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BURNING SENSATION; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INFECTION PREVENTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICRODERMABRASION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; SKIN ABRASION; SKIN PIGMENTATION; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT RESPONSE; VITILIGO;

ADMINISTRATION, CUTANEOUS; ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; DERMABRASION; DERMATOLOGIC AGENTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; MALE; OINTMENTS; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; SKIN PIGMENTATION; TACROLIMUS; VITILIGO;

EID: 67650508606     PISSN: 07368046     EISSN: 15251470     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1470.2009.00926.x     Document Type: Article

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