Comparative therapeutic evaluation of different topicals and narrow band ultraviolet B therapy combined with systemic methotrexate in the treatment of palmoplantar psoriasis

Indian Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 56, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 165-170

  Gupta, Sunil ^a   Singh, K ^a   Lalit, Mohan ^a  

^a BRD MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Methotrexate; narrow band ultraviolet B; palmoplantar psoriasis; tacrolimus; tazarotene

Indexed keywords

COAL TAR; FOLIC ACID; METHOTREXATE; SALICYLIC ACID; TACROLIMUS; TAZAROTENE; ULOBETASOL PROPIONATE;

ACNE; ANOREXIA; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTACT DERMATITIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CUSHINGOID SYNDROME; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG EFFICACY; ERYTHEMA; HUMAN; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MACROCYTIC ANEMIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NARROW BAND IMAGING; NAUSEA; PHOTOTHERAPY; PSORIASIS VULGARIS; PUSTULAR PSORIASIS; PUSTULOSIS PALMOPLANTARIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; RADIATION DOSE; SCORING SYSTEM; SKIN BURNING SENSATION; SKIN EXFOLIATION; SKIN IRRITATION; SKIN PIGMENTATION; STOMATITIS; TERATOGENICITY; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT RESPONSE; ULTRAVIOLET B RADIATION; VOMITING;

EID: 79957874324     PISSN: 00195154     EISSN: 19983611     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0019-5154.80410     Document Type: Article

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