Letter to the Editor
Successful treatment of recalcitrant granulomatous rosacea with oral thalidomide and topical pimecrolimus
Ge Qian,
Ge Qian
Department of Dermatology, Zhengzhou Children's Hospital, Zhengzhou, China
Department of Dermatology, Tangdu Hospital, The Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China
These authors contributed equally to this study and should be considered joint first authors.
Search for more papers by this author Tao Liu,
Corresponding Author
Tao Liu
Department of Dermatology, Tangdu Hospital, The Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China
These authors contributed equally to this study and should be considered joint first authors.Correspondence: Tao Liu, M.D., Department of Dermatology, Tangdu Hospital, The Fourth Military Medical University, 569 Xinsi Road, Xi'an 710038, China. Email:
[email protected]Search for more papers by this author Chongchen Zhou,
Chongchen Zhou
Department of Dermatology, Zhengzhou Children's Hospital, Zhengzhou, China
Department of Dermatology, Tangdu Hospital, The Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China
Search for more papers by this author Yinghui Zhang,
Yinghui Zhang
Department of Dermatology, Zhengzhou Children's Hospital, Zhengzhou, China
Department of Dermatology, Tangdu Hospital, The Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China
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Ge Qian,
Ge Qian
Department of Dermatology, Zhengzhou Children's Hospital, Zhengzhou, China
Department of Dermatology, Tangdu Hospital, The Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China
These authors contributed equally to this study and should be considered joint first authors.
Search for more papers by this author Tao Liu,
Corresponding Author
Tao Liu
Department of Dermatology, Tangdu Hospital, The Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China
These authors contributed equally to this study and should be considered joint first authors.Correspondence: Tao Liu, M.D., Department of Dermatology, Tangdu Hospital, The Fourth Military Medical University, 569 Xinsi Road, Xi'an 710038, China. Email:
[email protected]Search for more papers by this author Chongchen Zhou,
Chongchen Zhou
Department of Dermatology, Zhengzhou Children's Hospital, Zhengzhou, China
Department of Dermatology, Tangdu Hospital, The Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China
Search for more papers by this author Yinghui Zhang,
Yinghui Zhang
Department of Dermatology, Zhengzhou Children's Hospital, Zhengzhou, China
Department of Dermatology, Tangdu Hospital, The Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China
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First published: 07 March 2015
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