Efficacy of the pulsed dye laser in the treatment of localized recalcitrant plaque psoriasis: A comparative study

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 155, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 110-114

  Erceg, A ^a   Bovenschen, H J ^a   Van De Kerkhof, P C M ^a   Seyger, M M B ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Calcipotriol betamethasone dipropionate ointment; Clinical efficacy; Plaque severity; Psoriasis; Pulsed dye laser; Tolerability

Indexed keywords

BETAMETHASONE DIPROPIONATE PLUS CALCIPOTRIOL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DESQUAMATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG TOLERABILITY; ERYTHEMA; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERPIGMENTATION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; OPEN STUDY; PAIN; PHOTOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSORIASIS VULGARIS; PULSED DYE LASER; SCORING SYSTEM; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TOPICAL TREATMENT; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; BETAMETHASONE; CALCITRIOL; DERMATOLOGIC AGENTS; DRUG COMBINATIONS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LASERS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSORIASIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33745054905     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: 13652133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.2006.07141.x     Document Type: Article

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