Treatment of Reticular Erythematous Mucinosis With UV-A1 Radiation
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Treatment of reticular erythematous mucinosis with UV-A1 radiation.
R ETICULAR ERYTHEMATOUS MUCINOSIS (REM) is a rare chronic dermatosis that is typically characterized by reticular macular erythema or erythematous papules and plaques on the central area of the chest and back of middle-aged women. The pathogenesis and etiology of REM remain undefined at present. Several factors have been associated with the induction of the syndrome, including viral processes, ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Archives of Dermatology
سال: 2004
ISSN: 0003-987X
DOI: 10.1001/archderm.140.6.660