Clinical usefulness of oral itraconazole, an antimycotic drug, for refractory atopic dermatitis

European Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 400-406

  Ikezawa, Zenro ^a   Kondo, Megumi ^a   Okajima, Mitsusya ^a   Nishimura, Yurika ^a   Kono, Masumi ^a  

^a YOKOHAMA CITY UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Crossover study; Itraconazole; Lactobacillus; Oral administration; Refractory atopic dermatitis; Steroid

Indexed keywords

ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; BIOLACTIS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; ITRACONAZOLE; STEROID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; CELL COUNT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; DRUG EFFECT; EOSINOPHIL; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; PARAMETER; PATIENT SELECTION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SIDE EFFECT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; DERMATITIS, ATOPIC; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; ITRACONAZOLE; LACTOBACILLUS; MALE; MITOSPORIC FUNGI; RECURRENCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 9244232883     PISSN: 11671122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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