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Lichen nitidus treated with topical tacrolimus
Clifton R Dobbs1, Sean J Murphy
1Department of Dermatology, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, DC 20307, USA.
Journal of Drugs in Dermatology : JDD
|December 31, 2004
Abstract:
A 32-year-old Philippino male presented to the clinic with a penile rash of 2 months duration. The rash was diagnosed as lichen nitidus and was successfully treated with the non-indicated therapy of Protopic 0.1% (Tacrolimus) for 4 weeks.
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