Lupus miliaris disseminatus faciei successfully treated with tranilast: Report of two cases

Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 588-592

  Koike, Yumi ^a   Hatamochi, Atsushi ^a   Koyano, Satomi ^a   Namikawa, Hiromi ^a   Hamasaki, Yoichiro ^a   Yamazaki, Soji ^a  

^a DOKKYO MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

lupus miliaris disseminates faciei; tranilast; treatment

Indexed keywords

AZITHROMYCIN; DOXYCYCLINE; MINOCYCLINE; ROXITHROMYCIN; TRANILAST;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CASEOUS NECROSIS; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; EPITHELIOID CELL; EYELID; FACE ERYTHEMA; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; JAW; LUPUS MILIARIS DISSEMINATUS FACIEI; MALE; PAPULE; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN EXAMINATION; SKIN GRANULOMA; SKIN NECROSIS; TISSUE NECROSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; ANTHRANILIC ACIDS; ANTI-ALLERGIC AGENTS; FACIAL DERMATOSES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; SKIN;

EID: 79957927517     PISSN: 03852407     EISSN: 13468138     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1346-8138.2010.01116.x     Document Type: Article

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