Topical Pimecrolimus as a New Optional Treatment in Cutaneous Sarcoidosis of Lichenoid Type
We report the case of cutaneous sarcoidosis of lichenoid type successfully treated with pimecrolimus. For the first time in the literature, we propose the use of this topical calcineurin inhibitor for the treatment of the cases refractory to common therapy regimens.
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| author | Antonella Tammaro Claudia Abruzzese Alessandra Narcisi Giorgia Cortesi Francesca Romana Parisella Pier Paolo Di Russo Gabriella De Marco Severino Persechino |
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| description | We report the case of cutaneous sarcoidosis of lichenoid type successfully treated with pimecrolimus. For the first time in the literature, we propose the use of this topical calcineurin inhibitor for the treatment of the cases refractory to common therapy regimens. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-7109e5e6525941f3814da0ba987ddc1b2025-02-03T05:59:54ZengWileyCase Reports in Dermatological Medicine2090-64632090-64712014-01-01201410.1155/2014/976851976851Topical Pimecrolimus as a New Optional Treatment in Cutaneous Sarcoidosis of Lichenoid TypeAntonella Tammaro0Claudia Abruzzese1Alessandra Narcisi2Giorgia Cortesi3Francesca Romana Parisella4Pier Paolo Di Russo5Gabriella De Marco6Severino Persechino7NESMOS Department, UOC Dermatology, Faculty of Medicine and Psychology, University of Rome “Sapienza”, 00189 Rome, ItalyNESMOS Department, UOC Dermatology, Faculty of Medicine and Psychology, University of Rome “Sapienza”, 00189 Rome, ItalyNESMOS Department, UOC Dermatology, Faculty of Medicine and Psychology, University of Rome “Sapienza”, 00189 Rome, ItalyNESMOS Department, UOC Dermatology, Faculty of Medicine and Psychology, University of Rome “Sapienza”, 00189 Rome, ItalyFaculty of Medicine, University of Towson, Towson, MD 21204, USANESMOS Department, UOC Dermatology, Faculty of Medicine and Psychology, University of Rome “Sapienza”, 00189 Rome, ItalyNESMOS Department, UOC Dermatology, Faculty of Medicine and Psychology, University of Rome “Sapienza”, 00189 Rome, ItalyNESMOS Department, UOC Dermatology, Faculty of Medicine and Psychology, University of Rome “Sapienza”, 00189 Rome, ItalyWe report the case of cutaneous sarcoidosis of lichenoid type successfully treated with pimecrolimus. For the first time in the literature, we propose the use of this topical calcineurin inhibitor for the treatment of the cases refractory to common therapy regimens.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/976851 |
| spellingShingle | Antonella Tammaro Claudia Abruzzese Alessandra Narcisi Giorgia Cortesi Francesca Romana Parisella Pier Paolo Di Russo Gabriella De Marco Severino Persechino Topical Pimecrolimus as a New Optional Treatment in Cutaneous Sarcoidosis of Lichenoid Type Case Reports in Dermatological Medicine |
| title | Topical Pimecrolimus as a New Optional Treatment in Cutaneous Sarcoidosis of Lichenoid Type |
| title_full | Topical Pimecrolimus as a New Optional Treatment in Cutaneous Sarcoidosis of Lichenoid Type |
| title_fullStr | Topical Pimecrolimus as a New Optional Treatment in Cutaneous Sarcoidosis of Lichenoid Type |
| title_full_unstemmed | Topical Pimecrolimus as a New Optional Treatment in Cutaneous Sarcoidosis of Lichenoid Type |
| title_short | Topical Pimecrolimus as a New Optional Treatment in Cutaneous Sarcoidosis of Lichenoid Type |
| title_sort | topical pimecrolimus as a new optional treatment in cutaneous sarcoidosis of lichenoid type |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/976851 |
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