Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology
Volume 62, Issue 3 , Pages 393-397 , March 2010

Efficacy and safety of mycophenolate mofetil for lichen planopilaris

  • Bryan K. Cho, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Dermatology, Palo Alto Medical Foundation, Mountain View, California
    • ,
  • Deborah Sah, MD

      Affiliations

    • Urgent Care, Palo Alto Medical Foundation, Fremont, California
    • ,
  • Jennifer Chwalek, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Dermatology, Kaiser Medical Group, Union City, California
    • ,
  • Ingrid Roseborough, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Dermatology, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, Iowa
    • ,
  • Blanca Ochoa, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Dermatology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas
    • ,
  • Charles Chiang, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Dermatology, University of California, San Francisco, California
    • ,
  • Vera H. Price, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Dermatology, University of California, San Francisco, California
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Vera H. Price, MD, Department of Dermatology, University of California, San Francisco, 1701 Divisadero St, Third Floor, San Francisco, CA 94143.

,Accepted 3 May 2009.

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 Funding sources: None.

 Conflicts of interest: None declared.

PII: S0190-9622(09)00605-7

doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2009.05.018

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology
Volume 62, Issue 3 , Pages 393-397 , March 2010

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