Clinical effect of tocoretinate on lichen and macular amyloidosis

Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 179-184

  Terao, Mika ^a   Nishida, Kenju ^a   Murota, Hiroyuki ^a   Katayama, Ichiro ^a  

^a OSAKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

lichen amyloidosis; macular amyloidosis; retinoic acid; tocoretinate

Indexed keywords

INVOLUCRIN; TOCORETINATE;

ADULT; AGED; AMYLOIDOSIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTROPHY; LICHEN; LICHEN AMYLOIDOSUS; MACULAR AMYLOIDOSIS; MALE; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; ADULT; AGED; AMYLOIDOSIS; DERMATOLOGIC AGENTS; DRUG COMBINATIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRETINOIN; VITAMIN E; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79251582536     PISSN: 03852407     EISSN: 13468138     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1346-8138.2010.00962.x     Document Type: Article

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