Wet dressings used with topical corticosteroids for pruritic dermatoses: A retrospective study

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

Volumn 60, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 792-800

  Bingham, Lucas G ^a   Noble, Jason W ^a   Davis, Mark D P ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

corticosteroids; dermatitis; pruritus; skin diseases

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID DERIVATIVE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRURITIC DERMATOSES; PRURITUS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SKIN DISEASE; WOUND DRESSING;

ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BANDAGES; DERMATITIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PRURITUS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 64749110123     PISSN: 01909622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaad.2008.12.043     Document Type: Article

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