Consensus statement on the management of chronic hand eczema

Clinical and Experimental Dermatology

Volumn 34, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 761-769

  English, J ^a   Aldridge, R ^b   Gawkrodger, D J ^c   Kownacki, S ^d   Statham, B ^e   White, J M L ^f   Williams, J ^g  

^a QUEEN S MEDICAL CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL INFIRMARY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^c ROYAL HALLAMSHIRE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d Albany House Medical Centre   (United Kingdom)

^e SINGLETON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^f ST THOMAS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^g SALFORD ROYAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALITRETINOIN; AZATHIOPRINE; BETAMETHASONE DIPROPIONATE; BEXAROTENE; BOTULINUM TOXIN; CORTICOSTEROID; CYCLOSPORIN A; EMOLLIENT AGENT; ETRETIN; GAMMA INTERFERON; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; INFLIXIMAB; MAGNESIUM; MYCOPHENOLIC ACID 2 MORPHOLINOETHYL ESTER; PIMECROLIMUS; PLACEBO; STEROID; TACROLIMUS;

ADRENAL SUPPRESSION; CHINESE HERB; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HAND ECZEMA; HEADACHE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; IONTOPHORESIS; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; MORBIDITY; PATCH TEST; PATIENT REFERRAL; PHOTOTHERAPY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSORIASIS; PUVA; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; SIDE EFFECT; SKIN ATROPHY; TACHYPHYLAXIS; TINEA MANUUM; ULTRAVIOLET B RADIATION;

CHRONIC DISEASE; DERMATOLOGIC AGENTS; EMOLLIENTS; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HAND DERMATOSES; HUMANS; QUALITY OF LIFE; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; TRETINOIN;

EID: 70349507645     PISSN: 03076938     EISSN: 13652230     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2230.2009.03649.x     Document Type: Review

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