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Imiquimod 5% cream for isolated lichen planus of the lip

Gulsum Gencoglan Department of Dermatology, Medical Faculty of Celal Bayar University, Manisa, TurkeyCorrespondence[email protected]
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İsil İnanir Department of Dermatology, Medical Faculty of Celal Bayar University, Manisa, Turkey
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Onder Sahin Department of Pathology, Medical Faculty of NamIk Kemal University, Tekirdağ, Turkey
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Kamer Gunduz Department of Dermatology, Medical Faculty of Celal Bayar University, Manisa, Turkey
Pages 55-59 | Received 13 Aug 2009, Accepted 30 Oct 2009, Published online: 05 Jun 2010

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