Erosive lichen planus of the soles: Effective response to prednisone

Dermatology and Therapy

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 20-24

  Goucha, Samia ^a   Khaled, Aida ^b   Bennani, Zaineb ^b   Rammeh, Soumeya ^b   Zéglaoui, Faten ^b   Zermani, Rachida ^b   Fazaa, Bécima ^b  

^a MONGI SLIM HOSPITAL   (Tunisia)

^b CHARLES NICOLLE HOSPITAL   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

Erosive lichen planus; Lichen planus; Prednisone; Soles; Systemic steroids

Indexed keywords

PREDNISONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DRUG RESPONSE; EPIDERMIS HYPERPLASIA; EXOCYTOSIS; FEMALE; FOOT DISEASE; FOOT PAIN; FOOT ULCER; HUMAN; KERATODERMA; LICHEN PLANUS; LYMPHOCYTIC INFILTRATION; NAIL PIGMENTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; SKIN EXAMINATION;

EID: 84859613202     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21909172     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13555-011-0005-z     Document Type: Article

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