Efficacy and safety of mycophenolate mofetil for lichen planopilaris

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

Volumn 62, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 393-397

  Cho, Bryan K ^a   Sah, Deborah ^a   Chwalek, Jennifer ^b   Roseborough, Ingrid ^c   Ochoa, Blanca ^d   Chiang, Charles ^e   Price, Vera H ^e  

^a PALO ALTO MEDICAL FOUNDATION   (United States)

^b Department of Dermatology   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF IOWA HOSPITALS AND CLINICS   (United States)

^d BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

lichen planopilaris; Lichen Planopilaris Activity Index; mycophenolate mofetil

Indexed keywords

BETAMETHASONE; CALCIPOTRIOL; CLINDAMYCIN; CLOBETASOL; CYCLOSPORIN; DOXYCYCLINE; ETRETIN; FLUOCINONIDE; HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE; MEPACRINE; MYCOPHENOLIC ACID 2 MORPHOLINOETHYL ESTER; PIMECROLIMUS; RIFAMPICIN; TACROLIMUS; TRIAMCINOLONE ACETONIDE;

ADULT; AGED; ALOPECIA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE ACTIVITY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MONITORING; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG TREATMENT FAILURE; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; ELECTROLYTE DISTURBANCE; FEMALE; FOOT EDEMA; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; HAND EDEMA; HERPES ZOSTER; HUMAN; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; INFECTION; KIDNEY DYSFUNCTION; LICHEN PLANOPILARIS; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MYALGIA; NEOPLASM; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ADULT; AGED; ALOPECIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; LICHEN PLANUS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYCOPHENOLIC ACID; SCALP DERMATOSES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 76349119449     PISSN: 01909622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaad.2009.05.018     Document Type: Article

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