Granuloma faciale effectively treated with topical pimecrolimus.

Acta Dermatovenerol Croat

Assoc. Prof. Lyubomir Dourmishev, MD, Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Medical University Sofia, 1st St. Georgi Sofiiski 1431, Sofia , Bulgaria;

Published: October 2016

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