Erosive mucosal lichen planus and secondary epiphora responding to systemic cyclosporin A treatment

Australasian Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 190-193

  Boyce, Aaron E ^a   Marshman, Gillian ^a   Mills, Richard A D ^a  

^a FLINDERS MEDICAL CENTRE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Dysphagia; Lacrimal ducts

Indexed keywords

CYCLOSPORIN A; METHYLPREDNISOLONE ACEPONATE; PREDNISOLONE; TACROLIMUS;

ADULT; APPLICATION SITE BURNING; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CELL VACUOLE; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; EPIPHORA; EROSIVE MUCOSAL LICHEN PLANUS; ESOPHAGITIS; ESOPHAGUS BIOPSY; FEMALE; GENERAL CONDITION IMPROVEMENT; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; LICHEN PLANUS; ODYNOPHAGIA; THERAPY EFFECT; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

BIOPSY, NEEDLE; CYCLOSPORINE; DISEASE PROGRESSION; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LACRIMAL APPARATUS DISEASES; LICHEN PLANUS; LICHEN PLANUS, ORAL; MIDDLE AGED; MOUTH MUCOSA; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VULVAR DISEASES;

EID: 68349113941     PISSN: 00048380     EISSN: 14400960     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-0960.2009.00536.x     Document Type: Article

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