Increasing use of non-traditional vehicles for psoriasis and other inflammatory skin conditions

Increasing use of non-traditional vehicles for psoriasis and other inflammatory skin conditions.

BACKGROUND Although topical corticosteroid ointments were once viewed as the best vehicle for treating inflammatory skin diseases, the recognition of the problem of poor compliance and patients' preferences for other vehicles has led to the development of corticosteroid products in alternative formulations. OBJECTIVE To describe patterns of use of newer vehicle formulations including foams, s...

Psoriasis and Other Erythematous Skin Diseases

Psoriasis and Other Erythematous Skin Diseases

Psoriasis and Other Erythematous Skin Diseases

Puvatherapy for Psoriasis and Other Skin Diseases—An Initial Report

Fifty-two patients with severe and resistant psoriasis were treated with 8-methoxypsoralen followed by high intensity long wave ultraviolet light over a 12-month period at the Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast. One hundred per cent clearing of the plaques of psoriasis was obtained with an average dose of energy of 53.5 joules in 43 (96 per cent) of 45 patients and the other two materially improv...