Induced lentiginosis with use of topical calcineurin inhibitors

Archives of Dermatology

Volumn 148, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 766-768

  Castelo Soccio, Leslie ^a   Di Marcantonio, Dely ^a   Shah, Puja ^a   Lee, Lara Wine ^a   Treat, James R ^a   Yan, Albert C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCINEURIN INHIBITOR; PIMECROLIMUS; TACROLIMUS;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LENTIGINOSIS; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; MELANOCYTE; NETHERTON DISEASE; ONSET AGE; PERIORAL DERMATITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSORIASIS; RADIATION PROTECTION; REMISSION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN INFLAMMATION; SKIN PIGMENTATION; SUNLIGHT;

ADMINISTRATION, CUTANEOUS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE OF ONSET; CALCINEURIN; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LENTIGO; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TACROLIMUS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84862661647     PISSN: 0003987X     EISSN: 15383652     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archdermatol.2012.377     Document Type: Article

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