Treatment of focal epithelial hyperplasia with topical imiquimod: Report of three cases

Pediatric Dermatology

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 465-468

  Yasar, Sirin ^a   Mansur, Ayse Tulin ^a   Serdar, Zehra Asiran ^a   Goktay, Fatih ^a   Aslan, Canan ^a  

^a GATA HAYDARPASA TRAINING HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; CREATININE; GAMMA GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE; IMIQUIMOD; LEVAMISOLE; TRICHLOROACETIC ACID;

ADOLESCENT; ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ANGIONEUROTIC EDEMA; ARTICLE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; BLOOD CELL COUNT; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; CRYOSURGERY; FEMALE; FLU LIKE SYNDROME; FOCAL EPITHELIUM HYPERPLASIA; FOLLOW UP; GAMMA GLUTAMYL TRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; HEADACHE; HERPES LABIALIS; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; MOUTH MUCOSA; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SWELLING; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UREA NITROGEN BLOOD LEVEL;

ADJUVANTS, IMMUNOLOGIC; ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; ADOLESCENT; AMINOQUINOLINES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FOCAL EPITHELIAL HYPERPLASIA; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 68849119459     PISSN: 07368046     EISSN: 15251470     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1470.2009.00954.x     Document Type: Article

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