Systemic treatment of cutaneous lichen planus: An update

Cutis

Volumn 87, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 129-134

  Asch, Sarah ^a   Goldenberg, Gary ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ETRETIN; GLUCOCORTICOID; KERATOLYTIC AGENT; TETRACYCLINE;

CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); HUMAN; LICHEN PLANUS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW;

ACITRETIN; CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HUMANS; KERATOLYTIC AGENTS; LICHEN PLANUS; TETRACYCLINE;

EID: 79955611418     PISSN: 00114162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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