A case of granuloma faciale successfully treated with oral prednisone, tranilast and thalidomide

Address for correspondence: Xu Chen, Heng Gu, Institute of Dermatology, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Molecular Biology for Skin Diseases and STIs, Chinese Academy of Medical Science and Peking Union Medical College, 12 Jiangwangmiao St, 210042 Nanjing, China, phone: +86 25 8547 8919, fax: +86 25 85414477, e-mail: doctor_chx@hotmail.com, doctor_guheng@hotmail.com Received: 10.10.2016, accepted: 3.01.2017. A case of granuloma faciale successfully treated with oral prednisone, tranilast and thalidomide

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