Benzoyl peroxide/clindamycin/UVA is more effective than fluticasone/UVA in progressive macular hypomelanosis: A randomized study

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

Volumn 55, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 836-843

  Relyveld, Germaine N ^a   Kingswijk, Melanie M ^a   Reitsma, Johannes B ^b   Menke, Henk E ^d   Bos, Jan D ^c   Westerhof, Wiete ^a  

^a Netherlands Institute for Pigment Disorders   (Netherlands)

^b Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics ^*

^c UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^d SINT FRANCISCUS GASTHUIS   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENZOYL PEROXIDE; CLINDAMYCIN; FLUTICASONE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HYPOMELANOSIS; MACULAR HYPOMELANOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHOTOMETRY; PIGMENTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SKIN COLOR; SKIN MANIFESTATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRAVIOLET A RADIATION;

ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; ADULT; ANDROSTADIENES; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; BENZOYL PEROXIDE; CLINDAMYCIN; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROGELS; HYPOPIGMENTATION; MALE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRAVIOLET THERAPY;

EID: 33749654254     PISSN: 01909622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaad.2006.03.020     Document Type: Article

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