Comparison of cyclosporine and topical betamethasone-17,21-dipropionate in the treatment of severe chronic hand eczema

Acta Dermato-Venereologica

Volumn 76, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 371-376

  Granlund, H ^a   Erkko, P ^a   Eriksson, E ^a   Reitamo, S ^a  

^a HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Contact dermatitis; Immunomodulation; Occupational skin disease; Topical corticosteroids

Indexed keywords

BETAMETHASONE DIPROPIONATE; CYCLOSPORIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; ECZEMA; FEMALE; HUMAN; INSOMNIA; MALE; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; VERTIGO;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; BETAMETHASONE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CREATININE; CYCLOSPORINE; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; DRUG TOLERANCE; ECZEMA; FEMALE; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HAND DERMATOSES; HUMANS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OINTMENTS; RECURRENCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0029799491     PISSN: 00015555     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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