Treatment of psoriatic nails with topical cyclosporin: A prospective, randomized placebo-controlled study

Dermatology

Volumn 206, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 153-156

  Cannavo S P ^a,b   Guarneri, F ^a   Vaccaro, M ^a   Borgia, F ^a   Guarneri, B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

^b Institute of Dermatology   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cyclosporin A; Maize oil; Nail; Psoriasis; Topical therapy

Indexed keywords

CYCLOSPORIN A; OIL; PLACEBO; SANDIMMUM NEORAL;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG TOLERABILITY; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; NAIL DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSORIASIS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCORING SYSTEM; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CYCLOSPORINE; DERMATOLOGIC AGENTS; HUMANS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NAIL DISEASES; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PSORIASIS;

EID: 0037275220     PISSN: 10188665     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000068469     Document Type: Article

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