Lichen planus with associated myasthenia gravis-successful treatment with acitretin

European Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 909-910

  Alsenaid, Adel ^a   Lang, Angelika ^a   Ruzicka, Thomas ^a   Braun Falco, Markus ^a   Wolf, Ronald ^a  

^a LUDWIG MAXIMILIANS UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; BETAMETHASONE; ETRETIN; MOMETASONE FUROATE; TACROLIMUS; KERATOLYTIC AGENT;

AGED; CASE REPORT; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; IRON DEFICIENCY; LETTER; LICHEN PLANUS; MICROCYTIC ANEMIA; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; MYASTHENIA GRAVIS; PHOTOTHERAPY; RASH; SKIN EXAMINATION; SPEECH; THROMBOCYTOPENIA; COMPLICATION;

ACITRETIN; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; KERATOLYTIC AGENTS; LICHEN PLANUS; MYASTHENIA GRAVIS;

EID: 84893262934     PISSN: 11671122     EISSN: 19524013     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1684/ejd.2013.2162     Document Type: Letter

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