0.05% clobetasol 17-propionate cream and ointment but not the corresponding 0.1 % triamcinolone acetonide preparations increase skin surface roughness: A possible dissociation of unwanted epidermal and dermal effects

Skin Pharmacology and Physiology

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 120-123

  Kerscher, M J ^a   Korling, H C ^a   Mehringer, L ^a   Matzig R ^a  

^a LUDWIG MAXIMILIANS UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Eczema craquel ; Skin roughness; Topical glucocorticoids

Indexed keywords

CLOBETASOL PROPIONATE; TRIAMCINOLONE ACETONIDE;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DERMIS; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; ECZEMA; EPIDERMIS; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SKIN ABRASION; SKIN SURFACE; SKIN TOXICITY; SKINFOLD THICKNESS; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; ULTRASOUND;

ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; CLOBETASOL; DERMATITIS, IRRITANT; DOSAGE FORMS; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; FOREARM; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HUMANS; MALE; OINTMENTS; SKIN; TRIAMCINOLONE ACETONIDE;

EID: 0029920348     PISSN: 16605527     EISSN: 16605535     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000211407     Document Type: Article

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