Topical Corticosteroids for Mycosis Fungoides
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Topical corticosteroids for mycosis fungoides. Experience in 79 patients.
OBJECTIVE To determine the effectiveness of topical corticosteroids in the management of mycosis fungoides. DESIGN Prospective study. SETTING Academic referral center, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, and private practice. PATIENTS Seventy-nine patients with patch or plaque stage of mycosis fungoides. Fifty-one were stage T1 (less than 10% of skin involved) and 28 were stage T2 (10% or mo...
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عنوان ژورنال: Archives of Dermatology
سال: 1998
ISSN: 0003-987X
DOI: 10.1001/archderm.134.8.949