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Relationship between Kaposi's varicelliform eruption in Japanese patients with atopic dermatitis treated with tacrolimus ointment and genetic polymorphisms in the IL-18 gene promoter region.
The Journal of dermatology - 1 Aug 2007
Osawa Kouji, Etoh Takafumi, Ariyoshi Noritaka, Ishii Itsuko, Ohtani Michteru, Kariya Satoru, Uchino Katsuyoshi, Kitada Mitsukazu
Abstract excerpt
Kaposi's varicelliform eruption is the most important problem in treating patients with atopic dermatitis (AD) with tacrolimus ointment. It has been considered that Kaposi's varicelliform eruption occurs due to decreased levels of interleukin (IL)-18. The aim of this study was to examine the relationship between Kaposi's varicelliform eruption and genetic polymorphisms in the IL-18 gene. IL-18 gene promoter...
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