A new promising treatment in systemic sclerosis: 5-fluorouracil.

Sarcoidosis or primary Sjögren's syndrome?

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اثر درمانی آلپروستادیل بر زخم انگشتان در مبتلایان به اسکلرودرمی: گزارش موردی از یک درمان جدید

 ABSTRACT Systemic sclerosis is a disease with skin tightness. Besides of skin involvement, there may be involvement of different organs. Systemic sclerosis may be diffuse or limited, but in both of them Raynoud’s phenomen is common. This phenomen is due to vasoconstriction and vascular insufficiency and is a phenomen that makes problem for the patient and does not have any efficient treatment....

5-Fluorouracil in progressive systemic sclerosis: is it safe?

Effects of Ultrasound Irradiation on the Release Profile of 5-fluorouracil from Magnetic Polylactic co-glycolic Acid Nanocapsules

Background: Drug nano-carriers are one of the most important tools for targeted cancer therapy so that undesired side effects of chemotherapy drugs are minimized. In this area, the use of ultrasound can be helpful in controlling drug release from nanoparticles to achieve higher treatment efficiency.Objective: Here, we studies the effects of ultrasound irradiation on the release profile of 5-flu...

Efficacy of 5-Fluorouracil plus Epinephrine, Pulsed Dye Laser and Betamethasone on the Improvement of Psoriatic Plaques (A Comparative Study)

Background: Many efforts are made to find new and more effective treatments for psoriasis. Intralesional 5-Fluorouracil (5-FU) +epinephrine is a cheap option which can be administered with long intervals. The effectiveness of Pulse Dye Laser (PDL) on psoriasis has been already assessed. We decided to evaluate the effectiveness of 5-FU+epinephrine and compare it to betamethasone and PDL.</...