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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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Psoriasis is a chronic disease that has a substantial effect on quality of life of patients and often needs long-term treatment. Topical treatments for psoriasis include corticosteroids, vitamin D derivatives, tazarotene, anthralin, tacrolimus, pimecrolimus, and newer formulations of tar. Although many of these treatments are effective, they must be prescribed appropriately and used consistentl...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Mayo Clinic Proceedings
سال: 2001
ISSN: 0025-6196
DOI: 10.1016/s0025-6196(11)62116-2