Excimer laser vs. clobetasol propionate 0·05% ointment in prurigo form of atopic dermatitis: A randomized controlled trial, a pilot

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 163, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 823-831

  Brenninkmeijer, E E A ^a   Spuls, P I ^a   Lindeboom, R ^a   Van Der Wal, A C ^a   Bos, J D ^a   Wolkerstorfer, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

atopic dermatitis; excimer laser; prurigo; randomized controlled trial

Indexed keywords

CLOBETASOL PROPIONATE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EPIDERMIS; EXCIMER LASER; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL PHOTOGRAPHY; OINTMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRURIGO; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REMISSION; SCORING SYSTEM; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; SKIN BIOPSY; THICKNESS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; BIOPSY; CLOBETASOL; DERMATITIS, ATOPIC; DERMATOLOGIC AGENTS; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; FEMALE; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HUMANS; LASERS, EXCIMER; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRURIGO; SKIN; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77957022369     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: 13652133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.2010.09858.x     Document Type: Article

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