Echographic assessment of corticosteroid-induced skin-thinning, including echogenicity measurement

Skin Research and Technology

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 18-22

  Richard, S ^a   Duteil, L ^b   Poli, F ^c   De Rigal, J ^a   Querleux, B ^a   Queille Roussel, C ^b   Leveque J L ^a   Revuz, J ^c  

^a L ORÉAL RECHERCHE   (France)

^b Intl Ctr of Dermatological Res   (France)

^c HENRI MONDOR HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Dermal echogenicity; Skin thinning; Topical corticosteroid; Ultrasound assessment

Indexed keywords

CLOBETASOL PROPIONATE; CORTICOSTEROID; GLYCOSAMINOGLYCAN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOREARM; GLYCOSAMINOGLYCAN METABOLISM; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; SKIN ATROPHY; THICKNESS; TIME; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; VASOCONSTRICTION;

EID: 0030063711     PISSN: 0909752X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0846.1996.tb00049.x     Document Type: Article

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