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Tar and related compounds in the therapy of psoriasis *
Author(s) -
COMAISH J.S.
Publication year - 1981
Publication title -
clinical and experimental dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.587
H-Index - 78
eISSN - 1365-2230
pISSN - 0307-6938
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2230.1981.tb02370.x
Subject(s) - psoriasis , dermatology , tar (computing) , medicine , newcastle upon tyne , family medicine , history , art history , computer science , programming language
Summary Coal tar is a most useful mode of therapy in psoriasis and chronic eczema. Provided proper precautions and indications are observed, it has many advantages over topical steroid therapy, especially in the management of chronic plaque type psoriasis. Its value has been seriously underestimated in recent years and a whole generation of patients and doctors has grown up without exploiting to the full its many different therapeutic effects in diseases of the skin.