Treatment of Chronic Discoid Lupus Erythematosus with Topical Tacrolimus
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Four cases of facial discoid lupus erythematosus successfully treated with topical pimecrolimus or tacrolimus.
Discoid lupus erythematosus (DLE), which is a cutaneous form of lupus erythematosus (LE), is generally refractory to a wide range of topical or systemic therapies. Although the main treatment option for DLE is topical steroids, it is often ineffective or likely to produce long-term side effects. New drugs, including tacrolimus and pimecrolimus, have been developed to overcome the adverse effect...
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عنوان ژورنال: Acta Dermato-Venereologica
سال: 2004
ISSN: 0001-5555
DOI: 10.1080/00015550310007698