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Topical Therapies for Psoriasis
Psoriasis is a chronic and recurring inflammatory condition of the skin that affects approximately 2% of the western population (Nestle et al., 2009). The most common form is plaque type psoriasis, the treatment of which is the focus of this chapter. Patients with psoriasis often present with scaly, painful and disfiguring skin lesions (Nestle et al., 2009). Although, it is seldom life-threaten...
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Topical therapy as monotherapy is useful in psoriasis patients with mild disease. Topical agents are also used as adjuvant for moderate-to-severe disease who are being concurrently treated with either ultraviolet light or systemic medications. Emollients are useful adjuncts to the treatment of psoriasis. Use of older topical agents such as anthralin and coal tar has declined over the years. How...
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Due to misunderstandings about their effectiveness and feasibility, topical (or rectal) therapies with aminosalicylates (5-aminosalicylic acid, 5-ASA) and steroids are often underused in patients with ulcerative colitis (UC). However, many of these patients could be treated solely with rectal/topical therapies, or could benefit from them in combination with oral therapies. We review the evidenc...
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Alopecia areata is a common form of nonscarring alopecia. It affects males and females equally and has no racial predilection. It usually affects the scalp, but any hair-bearing area can be involved. It presents as patchy hair loss, loss of hair on the entire scalp (alopecia totalis), or the whole body (alopecia universalis). The histopathology varies according to the disease stage, but usually...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: World Journal of Gastrointestinal Pharmacology and Therapeutics
سال: 2010
ISSN: 2150-5349
DOI: 10.4292/wjgpt.v1.i5.87