Topical treatment of perianal eczema with tacrolimus 0·1%

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 161, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1384-1386

  Schauber, J ^a   Weisenseel, P ^a   Ruzicka, T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Perianal eczema; Short term trial; Tacrolimus; Topical treatment

Indexed keywords

TACROLIMUS;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG TOLERABILITY; ECZEMA; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; OINTMENT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERIANAL ECZEMA; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SHORT COURSE THERAPY; SKIN DISEASE; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT RESPONSE; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT;

ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANUS DISEASES; ECZEMA; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; TACROLIMUS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 72649084671     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: 13652133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.2009.09345.x     Document Type: Article

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