Clinical assessment of patients with recalcitrant psoriasis in a randomized, observer-blind, vehicle-controlled trial using indigo naturalis

Archives of Dermatology

Volumn 144, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 1457-1464

  Lin, Yin Ku ^a,b   Chang, Chee Jen ^b   Chang, Ya Ching ^a,c   Wong, Wen Rou ^a,b   Chang, Shu Chen ^d   Pang, Jong Hwei Su ^b,c  

^a CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (Taiwan)

^d NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHINESE DRUG; INDIGO NATURALIS; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACANTHACEAE; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSORIASIS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECALCITRANT PSORIASIS; STROBILANTHES FORMOSANUS;

ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; DRUGS, CHINESE HERBAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INDIGOFERA; INDOLES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OINTMENTS; PHYTOTHERAPY; PROBABILITY; PSORIASIS; RECURRENCE; REFERENCE VALUES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; TAIWAN; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 56549084244     PISSN: 0003987X     EISSN: 15383652     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archderm.144.11.1457     Document Type: Article

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