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Intralesional triamcinolone acetonide using the Port‐O‐Jet and needle injections in localized dermatoses
Author(s) -
BLEEKER J.J.
Publication year - 1974
Publication title -
british journal of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.304
H-Index - 179
eISSN - 1365-2133
pISSN - 0007-0963
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2133.1974.tb06724.x
Subject(s) - triamcinolone acetonide , medicine , port (circuit theory) , surgery , acetonide , dermatology , anesthesia , engineering , electrical engineering
SUMMARY The treatment of certain localized dermatoses with triamcinolone acetonide by needle infiltration showed a success rate of approximately 75% in a group of 1046 patients, who were followed up 6 years after a single intralesional injection. More recetitly the Port‐0‐Jet † apparatus has been used on the same range of conditions. After a good therapeutic effect had been obtained in thirty out of thirty‐nine cases in a trial series, a comparison of twenty‐nine dermatoses and three onychopathic cases revealed equally good results with both methods. The main advantages of the Port‐0‐Jet are its speed of action together with a pronounced decrease in pain compared to conventional needle injections.