Pimecrolimus 1% cream in the treatment of disseminated granuloma annulare
D. Rigopoulos
Departments of Dermatology and *Pathology, University of Athens, A. Sygros Hospital, 1 Lourou Street, 11528 Athens, Greece†Department of Dermatology, University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece E-mail: [email protected]
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Departments of Dermatology and *Pathology, University of Athens, A. Sygros Hospital, 1 Lourou Street, 11528 Athens, Greece†Department of Dermatology, University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece E-mail: [email protected]
Search for more papers by this authorE. Christofidou
Departments of Dermatology and *Pathology, University of Athens, A. Sygros Hospital, 1 Lourou Street, 11528 Athens, Greece†Department of Dermatology, University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece E-mail: [email protected]
Search for more papers by this authorD. Ioannides
Departments of Dermatology and *Pathology, University of Athens, A. Sygros Hospital, 1 Lourou Street, 11528 Athens, Greece†Department of Dermatology, University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece E-mail: [email protected]
Search for more papers by this authorS. Gregoriou
Departments of Dermatology and *Pathology, University of Athens, A. Sygros Hospital, 1 Lourou Street, 11528 Athens, Greece†Department of Dermatology, University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece E-mail: [email protected]
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Departments of Dermatology and *Pathology, University of Athens, A. Sygros Hospital, 1 Lourou Street, 11528 Athens, Greece†Department of Dermatology, University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece E-mail: [email protected]
Search for more papers by this authorD. Rigopoulos
Departments of Dermatology and *Pathology, University of Athens, A. Sygros Hospital, 1 Lourou Street, 11528 Athens, Greece†Department of Dermatology, University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece E-mail: [email protected]
Search for more papers by this authorA. Prantsidis
Departments of Dermatology and *Pathology, University of Athens, A. Sygros Hospital, 1 Lourou Street, 11528 Athens, Greece†Department of Dermatology, University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece E-mail: [email protected]
Search for more papers by this authorE. Christofidou
Departments of Dermatology and *Pathology, University of Athens, A. Sygros Hospital, 1 Lourou Street, 11528 Athens, Greece†Department of Dermatology, University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece E-mail: [email protected]
Search for more papers by this authorD. Ioannides
Departments of Dermatology and *Pathology, University of Athens, A. Sygros Hospital, 1 Lourou Street, 11528 Athens, Greece†Department of Dermatology, University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece E-mail: [email protected]
Search for more papers by this authorS. Gregoriou
Departments of Dermatology and *Pathology, University of Athens, A. Sygros Hospital, 1 Lourou Street, 11528 Athens, Greece†Department of Dermatology, University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece E-mail: [email protected]
Search for more papers by this authorA. Katsambas
Departments of Dermatology and *Pathology, University of Athens, A. Sygros Hospital, 1 Lourou Street, 11528 Athens, Greece†Department of Dermatology, University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece E-mail: [email protected]
Search for more papers by this authorConflicts of interest: none declared.
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