Adjuvant role of a new emollient cream in patients with palmar and/or plantar psoriasis: A pilot randomized open-label study

Giornale Italiano di Dermatologia e Venereologia

Volumn 145, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 789-792

  Cassano, N ^a   Mantegazza, R ^b   Battaglini, S ^a   Apruzzi, D ^a   Loconsole, F ^a   Vena, G A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

^b Rotta Research Laboratorium   (Italy)

Author keywords

Emollients; Milk proteins; Psoriasis

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; DERMOFLAN; EMOLLIENT AGENT; GLYCYRRHIZA GLABRA EXTRACT; KERATOLYTIC AGENT; MILK PROTEIN; MOMETASONE FUROATE; PETROLATUM; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ABSENCE OF SIDE EFFECTS; ADJUVANT THERAPY; ADULT; ARTICLE; BURN; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; DESQUAMATION; DRY SKIN; ERYTHEMA; FEMALE; FOOT DISEASE; GLYCYRRHIZA GLABRA; HUMAN; MALE; MONOTHERAPY; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PHOTOTHERAPY; PLANTAR FISSURATION; PUSTULOSIS PALMOPLANTARIS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REMISSION; SUN EXPOSURE; TREATMENT DURATION;

EID: 79952352544     PISSN: 03920488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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