Nail psoriasis successfully treated with intralesional methotrexate: Case report

Dermatology

Volumn 222, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 5-7

  Saricaoglu, Hayriye ^a   Oz, Arife ^a   Turan, Hakan ^a  

^a ULUDAG UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Intralesional methotrexate; Nail psoriasis

Indexed keywords

METHOTREXATE;

ADULT; CASE REPORT; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOW DRUG DOSE; MEDICAL HISTORY; NAIL DISEASE; NAIL DYSTROPHY; NAIL PSORIASIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSORIASIS; REVIEW;

ADULT; DERMATOLOGIC AGENTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, INTRALESIONAL; METHOTREXATE; NAILS; PSORIASIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 79951678241     PISSN: 10188665     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000323004     Document Type: Review

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