BACKGROUND Topical corticosteroids remain the mainstay of atopic dermatitis therapy. Many atopic dermatitis therapeutic failures appear to be attributable to poor adherence to treatment due to topical corticosteroid phobia. OBJECTIVES To assess the facets, origins and frequency of fear of topical corticosteroid use among patients with atopic dermatitis. METHODS A questionnaire comprising 69...

Topical honey has been suggested to be effective in the treatment of eczema but there are no clinical trials as a single agent. One study reported use of honey, beeswax and olive oil mixture alone and in combination with topical steroids, and suggested that this mixture may be effective for the treatment of atopic dermatitis and psoriasis. We report a pilot study of the acceptability and feasib...

There are anecdotal reports of topical honey being effective in the treatment of psoriasis but no clinical trials as a single agent. One study reported use of a honey, beeswax and olive oil mixture alone and in combination with topical steroids, and suggested that this mixture may be effective for the treatment of atopic dermatitis and psoriasis. We report a pilot study of the acceptability and...

OBJECTIVE To determine the efficacy of topical anti-ischemic drug therapy in the salvage of failing, random-pattern skin flaps. DESIGN Prospective, randomized, placebo-controlled, therapeutic trial. SETTING Academic medical center. SUBJECTS Sixty-one adult male Sprague-Dawley rats. INTERVENTION Each experimental rat underwent a caudally based random-pattern skin flap using the modified ...

AbstractPaederus dermatitis is an irritant contact dermatitis due to accidental contact by a beetle belonging to the genus paederus. In this study, clinical efficacies of S. ebulus fruit extract solution in patients affected by paederus dermatitis were evaluated. A randomized double-blind, prospective, placebo-controlled clinical trial was performed in 62 patients with clinical symptoms and sin...

AbstractPaederus dermatitis is an irritant contact dermatitis due to accidental contact by a beetle belonging to the genus paederus. In this study, clinical efficacies of S. ebulus fruit extract solution in patients affected by paederus dermatitis were evaluated. A randomized double-blind, prospective, placebo-controlled clinical trial was performed in 62 patients with clinical symptoms and sin...

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...

Background One of the prevailing otologic infections in our country is chronic suppurative otitis media, especially the tubotympanic type for which various treatment protocols are followed. Usually, oral and topical antibiotics (mainly quinolones) are given alone or in combination. There is a lack of consensus as to whether topical drops alone are effective or a combined oral and systemic thera...