Tacrolimus-induced rosacea-like dermatitis: A clinical analysis of 16 cases associated with tacrolimus ointment application

Dermatology

Volumn 224, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 309-314

  Teraki, Yuichi ^a   Hitomi, Katsuhiro ^a   Sato, Yoshihiro ^a   Izaki, Seiichi ^a  

^a SAITAMA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Demodex mites; Perioral dermatitis; Rosacea like dermatitis; Tacrolimus ointment; Topical calcineurin inhibitors; Topical steroids

Indexed keywords

ALCLOMETASONE DIPROPIONATE; BETAMETHASONE VALERATE; CLOBETASONE BUTYRATE; DIFLUPREDNATE; HYDROCORTISONE BUTYRATE; METRONIDAZOLE; MINOCYCLINE; PREDNISOLONE; PREDNIVAL ACETATE; STEROID; TACROLIMUS;

ADULT; AGED; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DEMODEX; DISEASE COURSE; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; ERYTHEMA; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; OINTMENT; PHOTOSENSITIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; ROSACEA; SEBORRHEIC DERMATITIS; SKIN DEFECT; TREATMENT DURATION;

ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MITE INFESTATIONS; OINTMENTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; ROSACEA; STEROIDS; TACROLIMUS;

EID: 84864871394     PISSN: 10188665     EISSN: 14219832     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000338693     Document Type: Review

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