Granuloma annulare responsive to oral calcitriol

International Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 120-122

  Boyd, Alan S ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCITRIOL; DAPSONE; DULOXETINE; ESTROGEN; ETRETIN; EZETIMIBE PLUS SIMVASTATIN; FEXOFENADINE; HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE; METAXALONE; METOCLOPRAMIDE; MONTELUKAST; OXYCODONE; PIOGLITAZONE; PREGABALIN; PROPRANOLOL; QUETIAPINE; RANITIDINE; STEROID; TOPIRAMATE;

ADULT; CALCIUM BLOOD LEVEL; CASE REPORT; ERYTHEMA; FEMALE; GRANULOMA ANNULARE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; LETTER; PRURITUS; SKIN INDURATION; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ACITRETIN; ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ADULT; CALCITRIOL; CALCIUM; DAPSONE; FEMALE; GRANULOMA ANNULARE; HUMANS; HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE; THIAZOLIDINEDIONES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VITAMINS;

EID: 84055192025     PISSN: 00119059     EISSN: 13654632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-4632.2010.04510.x     Document Type: Letter

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