Diagnosis and treatment of lichen planus

American Family Physician

Volumn 84, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 53-60

  Usatine, Richard P ^a   Tinitigan, Michelle ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALOE VERA GEL; CALCINEURIN INHIBITOR; CLOBETASOL; CLOBETASOL PROPIONATE; CORTICOSTEROID; ETRETIN; GENERIC DRUG; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENT; NATURAL PRODUCT; PIMECROLIMUS; PLACEBO; PREDNISONE; TACROLIMUS; TRIAMCINOLONE ACETONIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; CUTANEOUS LICHEN PLANUS; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG COST; DRUG POTENCY; GENITAL SYSTEM; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; LICHEN PLANUS; MOUTH LICHEN PLANUS; PHOTOTHERAPY; PUNCH BIOPSY; SCALP; SKIN DEFECT; VULVOVAGINAL LICHEN PLANUS;

EID: 79960019316     PISSN: 0002838X     EISSN: 15320650     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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