Is topical antimycotic treatment useful as adjuvant therapy for flexural atopic dermatitis: Randomized, double-blind, controlled trial using one side of the elbow or knee as a control

International Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 187-191

  Wong, Alson W K ^a,b   Hon, Ellis Kam Lun ^a   Zee, Benny ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b NONE   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DAKTACORT; HYDROCORTISONE; MICONAZOLE;

ADJUVANT THERAPY; ADOLESCENT; ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MONOTHERAPY; MYCOSIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT;

ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; ADOLESCENT; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DERMATITIS, ATOPIC; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; DRUG COMBINATIONS; ELBOW; FACIAL DERMATOSES; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; KNEE; MALE; MICONAZOLE; SCALP DERMATOSES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 38349192891     PISSN: 00119059     EISSN: 13654632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-4632.2008.03414.x     Document Type: Article

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