Severe nail psoriasis with a rapid response to acitretin

Clinical and Experimental Dermatology

Volumn 34, Issue 7, 2009, Pages

  Lopez Castillo V ^a   Molina Gallardo, I ^a   Marti Fajardo N ^a   Martin Hernandez J M ^a   Jorda Cuevas E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETAMETHASONE DIPROPIONATE; CALCIPOTRIOL; ETRETIN; METHOTREXATE;

ADULT; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG TREATMENT FAILURE; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FINGER NAIL; HUMAN; LETTER; MALE; NAIL DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSORIASIS VULGARIS; PSORIATIC ARTHRITIS; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ACITRETIN; HUMANS; KERATOLYTIC AGENTS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NAIL DISEASES; PSORIASIS;

EID: 70349499623     PISSN: 03076938     EISSN: 13652230     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2230.2009.03282.x     Document Type: Letter

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