Successful long-term use of oral isotretinoin for the management of morbihan disease: A case series report and review of the literature

Archives of Dermatology

Volumn 148, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 1395-1398

  Smith, Lauren A ^a   Cohen, David E ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ISOTRETINOIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FACE DISORDER; FACE EDEMA; FACE ERYTHEMA; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; MALE; MORBIHAN DISEASE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

EID: 84871368862     PISSN: 0003987X     EISSN: 15383652     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archdermatol.2012.3109     Document Type: Article

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