Improved topical treatment of lamellar ichthyosis: A double- blind study of four different cream formulations

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 141, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 1027-1032

  Ganemo A ^a   Virtanen, M ^a   Vahlquist, A ^a,b  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Lactic acid; Lamellar ichthyosis; Propylene glycol; Topical treatment

Indexed keywords

CETOSTEARYLIC ALCOHOL; CHLOROCRESOL; CITRATE SODIUM; CITRIC ACID; DIPROBASE; HEXADECANOL; LACTIC ACID; METHYL PARABEN; OCTADECANOL; PARAFFIN; PETROLATUM; PHOSPHORIC ACID; PROPYLENE GLYCOL; SODIUM DIHYDROGEN PHOSPHATE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UREA; WATER OIL CREAM;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; ERYTHEMA; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYDRATION; HYPERKERATOSIS; LAMELLAR ICHTHYOSIS; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SKIN; SKIN IRRITATION; SKIN WATER LOSS; XEROSIS;

ADMINISTRATION, CUTANEOUS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; DRUG COMBINATIONS; EMOLLIENTS; FEMALE; GALVANIC SKIN RESPONSE; HUMANS; ICHTHYOSIS, LAMELLAR; LACTIC ACID; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROPYLENE GLYCOL; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SKIN; WATER LOSS, INSENSIBLE;

EID: 0033400536     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2133.1999.03200.x     Document Type: Article

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