Nail psoriasis: a combined treatment using calcipotriol cream and clobetasol propionate cream.
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چکیده
Table I. Patients’ own opinion regarding eYcacy after 12 Sir, months Calcipotriol, a vitamin D derivative, has proven to be eVective in the treatment of nail psoriasis (1–4). The Hands (n= 48) Feet (n= 53) purpose of this open study was to evaluate the eYcacy n (%) n (%) and safety of the combined treatment of nail psoriasis Poor 3 (6.2) 6 (11.3 ) with calcipotriol cream and clobetasol propionate Fair 8 (16.6 ) 11 (20.7) cream, and to investigate whether calcipotriol exhibits Good 21 (43.7 ) 22 (41.5) a steroid-sparing eVect. Excellent 16 (33.3) 14 (26.4)
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Acta dermato-venereologica
دوره 82 2 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2002