Topical zinc oxide vs. salicylic acid-lactic acid combination in the treatment of warts

International Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 427-430

  Khattar, Joe A ^a   Musharrafieh, Umayya M ^a   Tamim, Hala ^a   Hamadeh, Ghassan N ^a  

^a AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF BEIRUT   (Lebanon)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LACTIC ACID PLUS SALICYLIC ACID; ZINC OXIDE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; DRUG TREATMENT FAILURE; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; ERYTHEMA; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; PRURITUS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SKIN DISCOLORATION; SKIN SWELLING; VERRUCA VULGARIS;

ADMINISTRATION, CUTANEOUS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DERMATOLOGIC AGENTS; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LACTIC ACID; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OINTMENTS; SALICYLIC ACID; SKIN DISEASES, VIRAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WARTS; ZINC OXIDE;

EID: 34247130589     PISSN: 00119059     EISSN: 13654632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-4632.2006.03138.x     Document Type: Article

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