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Out‐patient treatment of psoriasis: short contact and overnight dithranol therapy compared
Author(s) -
JONES S.K.,
CAMPBELL W.C.,
MACKIE RONA M.
Publication year - 1985
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.1365-2133.1985.tb02086.x
Subject(s) - dithranol , psoriasis , medicine , dermatology , plaque psoriasis , significant difference
SUMMARY Short contact (30 min) and overnight therapy with 1%, 2%, and 3% dithranol in an ointment base were compared in 30 out‐patients with plaque psoriasis. Both regimes produced significant clearing, there being no statistically significant difference between the two. There were three withdrawals from each group. The remaining 12 patients on the 30 min regime found it both effective and practical. It is therefore a useful alternative regime for out‐patient dithranol therapy.