Long-term, intermittent treatment of chronic hand eczema with mometasone furoate

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 140, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 882-886

  Veien, N K ^a   Larsen, P Ølholm ^b   Thestrup Pedersen, K ^c   Schou, G ^d  

^a Dermatology Clinic Aalborg   (Denmark)

^b Dermatology Clinic   (Denmark)

^c AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^d Geert Schou Konsulenter   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Hand eczema; Intermittent treatment; Long term treatment; Prospective randomized trial; Skin atrophy

Indexed keywords

MOMETASONE FUROATE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG INTERMITTENT THERAPY; DRUG SAFETY; ECZEMA; FEMALE; HAND DISEASE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; SKIN ATROPHY; STEROID THERAPY; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; DERMATITIS, ALLERGIC CONTACT; DERMATITIS, ATOPIC; DERMATITIS, CONTACT; DERMATITIS, IRRITANT; DERMATITIS, OCCUPATIONAL; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; ECZEMA; HAND DERMATOSES; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PREGNADIENEDIOLS; RECURRENCE; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0033005717     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2133.1999.02819.x     Document Type: Article

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