Efficacy and tolerability of a Chinese herbal medicine concoction for treatment of atopic dermatitis: A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 157, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 357-363

  Hon, K L E ^a   Leung, T F ^a   Ng, P C ^a   Lam, M C A ^a   Kam, W Y C ^a   Wong, K Y ^a   Lee, K C K ^a   Sung, Y T ^a   Cheng, K F ^a   Fok, T F ^a   Fung, K P ^a   Leung, P C ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Atopic dermatitis; CDLQI (Children's Dermatology Life Quality Index); Children; SCORAD (SCORing of Atopic Dermatitis); Traditional Chinese herbal medicine

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; BRONCHODILATING AGENT; CLOXACILLIN; CORTICOSTEROID; ERYTHROMYCIN; HERBACEOUS AGENT; MOMETASONE FUROATE; PLACEBO; TACROLIMUS;

ABDOMINAL DISCOMFORT; ABDOMINAL PAIN; ALLERGIC RHINITIS SCORE; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; BRONCHITIS; CHILDREN DERMATOLOGY LIFE QUALITY INDEX; CHINESE MEDICINE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTEX MOUTAN; CORTEX PHELLODENDRI; DIARRHEA; DIZZINESS; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG ERUPTION; DRUG TOLERABILITY; FEMALE; FLOS LONICERAE; HEMATOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; HERBA MENTHAE; HERBAL MEDICINE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICINAL PLANT; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PNEUMONIA; POMPHOLYX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUSTULE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RHIZOMA ATRACTYLODIS; SCHOOL CHILD; SCORING OF ATOPIC DERMATITIS SCORE; SCORING SYSTEM; TINEA; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DERMATITIS, ATOPIC; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; DRUGS, CHINESE HERBAL; FEMALE; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HUMANS; MALE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PHYTOTHERAPY; QUALITY OF LIFE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34447548997     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: 13652133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.2007.07941.x     Document Type: Article

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