Calcitriol ointment in the treatment of facial, hairline and retroauricular chronic plaque psoriasis

Journal of Dermatological Treatment

Volumn 7, Issue SUPPL. 1, 1996, Pages

  Langner, A ^a   Stapor V ^a   Verjans, H ^b   Elzerman, J ^b  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF WARSAW   (Poland)

^b Solvay Pharmaceuticals Inc   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Calcitriol; Psoriasis; Vitamin D

Indexed keywords

ANTIPSORIASIS AGENT; CALCITRIOL; CALCIUM ION; CORTICOSTEROID; PHOSPHORUS;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CALCIUM BLOOD LEVEL; CALCIUM URINE LEVEL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG CONTRAINDICATION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; FACE; FEMALE; HAIR LOSS; HUMAN; MALE; PHOSPHATE BLOOD LEVEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSORIASIS; SEBORRHEIC DERMATITIS; SKIN IRRITATION; SYMPTOM; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

EID: 0029825237     PISSN: 09546634     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/09546639609080598     Document Type: Article

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