Successful treatment of nail lichen planus with topical tacrolimus

Acta Dermato-Venereologica

Volumn 90, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 218-219

  Ujiie, Hideyuki ^a   Shibaki, Akihiko ^a   Akiyama, Masashi ^a   Shimizu, Hiroshi ^a  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID DERIVATIVE; TACROLIMUS;

ABSENCE OF SIDE EFFECTS; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; BIOPSY; DISEASE DURATION; FOLLOW UP; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; LETTER; LICHEN PLANUS; NAIL DISEASE; ONYCHOLYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; LICHEN PLANUS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NAIL DISEASES; TACROLIMUS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77950283740     PISSN: 00015555     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2340/00015555-0814     Document Type: Letter

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