The efficacy of nicotinamide gel 4% as an adjuvant therapy in the treatment of cutaneous erosions of pemphigus vulgaris

Dermatologic Therapy

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 308-311

  Iraji, Fariba ^a   Banan, Laleh ^a  

^a ISFAHAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

1 pemphigus vulgaris 2 nicotinamide

Indexed keywords

AZATHIOPRINE; CORTICOSTEROID; NICOTINAMIDE; PLACEBO; ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; GEL; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENT;

ADJUVANT THERAPY; ARTICLE; BURNING SENSATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG RESPONSE; EPITHELIZATION; FEMALE; FLUSHING; GEL; HUMAN; MALE; PEMPHIGUS VULGARIS; SIDE EFFECT; SKIN DEFECT; TREATMENT DURATION; DRUG COMBINATION; MIDDLE AGED; PEMPHIGUS; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; AZATHIOPRINE; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FEMALE; GELS; HUMANS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NIACINAMIDE; PEMPHIGUS;

EID: 77952727312     PISSN: 13960296     EISSN: 15298019     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1529-8019.2010.01329.x     Document Type: Article

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