Open AccessPimecrolimus Cream in the Long-Term Management of Atopic Dermatitis in Adults: A Six-Month Study
Author(s) -
Michael J. Meurer,
Regina FölsterHolst,
Gottfried Wozel,
Gottfried Weidinger,
Michael Jünger,
Matthias Bräutigam,
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Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.224
H-Index - 92
eISSN - 1421-9832
pISSN - 1018-8665
DOI - 10.1159/000065863
Subject(s) - pimecrolimus , medicine , atopic dermatitis , corticosteroid , calcineurin , dermatology , confidence interval , allergy , immunology , transplantation
Pimecrolimus cream (Elidel, SDZ ASM 981), a non-steroid inhibitor of inflammatory cytokines, is effective in the treatment of atopic dermatitis (AD). We assessed whether early treatment of AD signs/symptoms reduces the need for topical corticosteroids.
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