Effectiveness of treating non-specific pruritus vulvae with topical steroids: A randomized controlled trial

European Journal of General Practice

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 29-33

  Lagro Janssen, Antoine L M ^a   Sluis, Sylvia ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

General practice; Pruritus vulvae; RCT; Topical steroids; Vulval disease

Indexed keywords

CETOMACROGOL; PLACEBO; TRIAMCINOLONE; GLUCOCORTICOID; TRIAMCINOLONE ACETONIDE;

ADULT; ANUS PRURITUS; ARTICLE; BURNING SENSATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NETHERLANDS; ODOR; PAIN; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; RELAPSE; SIDE EFFECT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; VULVA PRURITUS; ADOLESCENT; HOSPITALIZATION; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; PRURITUS VULVAE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TRIAMCINOLONE ACETONIDE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67650351094     PISSN: 13814788     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13814780802705976     Document Type: Article

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