Randomized controlled trial of a calamine-containing gel versus excipient in the treatment of idiopathic anal pruritus;Essai randomisé contre excipient d'un gel de calamine dans le traitement du prurit anal essentiel

Nouvelles Dermatologiques

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 7-9

  Misery, L ^a,g   Mazharian, R ^b   Teurquety, L ^c   Cambazard, F ^e   Drouault, Y ^c   Cognat, T ^e   Leclaire, M ^e   Dejobert, Y ^e   Mesner, M ^e   Delette, O ^e   Fellous, K ^e   Lemarchand, N ^e   Wallez, J Y ^e   Bonerandi, J J ^d   Thiery, S ^d   Adhoute, H ^f   Basset, L ^f  

^a BREST UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^b SAINT LOUIS HOSPITAL   (France)

^c Hôpital Cochin ^*  (France)

^d Cabinets Libéraux   (France)

^e Laboratoires DermExpert ^*

^f Laboratoires DermExpert   (France)

^g Laboratoires Bailleul   (France)

Author keywords

Calamine gel; Idiopathic anal pruritus

Indexed keywords

CALAMINE; EXCIPIENT; ZINC OXIDE;

ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ANUS PRURITUS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG TOLERABILITY; ERYTHEMA; FEMALE; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC ANUS PRURITUS; IDIOPATHIC DISEASE; LOTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PAIN; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SKIN EXCORIATION; SKIN INDURATION;

EID: 0842343606     PISSN: 07525370     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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