The effects of topical corticosteroids and a coal tar preparation on dithranol-induced irritation in patients with psoriasis

Skin Pharmacology and Applied Skin Physiology

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 12-17

  Swinkels, O Q J ^a   Kucharekova, M ^a   Prins, M ^a   Gerritsen, M J P ^a   Van Der Valk, P G M ^a   Van De Kerkhof, P C M ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Coal tar; Corticosteroid; Dithranol; Immunohistochemistry; Irritation; Psoriasis

Indexed keywords

CETOMACROGOL; CLOBETASOL PROPIONATE; COAL TAR; CORTICOSTEROID; DITHRANOL; FLUTICASONE PROPIONATE; LANOLIN; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOLOGY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG POTENCY; EDEMA; ERYTHEMA; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFLAMMATION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSORIASIS; PUNCH BIOPSY; SIDE EFFECT; SKIN IRRITATION; SKIN TEST;

ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANDROSTADIENES; ANTHRALIN; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; CELL DIVISION; CLOBETASOL; COAL TAR; ERYTHEMA; FEMALE; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HUMANS; MACROPHAGES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MONOCYTES; PSORIASIS; SKIN; T-LYMPHOCYTES; VEHICLES;

EID: 0037262096     PISSN: 14222868     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000068285     Document Type: Article

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