Lichen planus of nails - Successful treatment with Alitretinoin;Lichen planus der Nägel - erfolgreicher Therapieversuch mit Alitretinoin

JDDG - Journal of the German Society of Dermatology

Volumn 9, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 1033-1034

  Pinter, Andreas ^a   Pätzold, Sylvie ^a   Kaufmann, Roland ^a  

^a GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALITRETINOIN; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT;

ADULT; CASE REPORT; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LETTER; LICHEN PLANUS; MALE; NAIL; NAIL DYSTROPHY; ONYCHOLYSIS; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN DISCOLORATION; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; HUMANS; LICHEN PLANUS; MALE; NAIL DISEASES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRETINOIN;

EID: 82455210790     PISSN: 16100379     EISSN: 16100387     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1610-0387.2011.07773.x     Document Type: Letter

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