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TREATMENT OF PSORIASIS WITH TOPICAL NITROGEN MUSTARD
Author(s) -
HANDLER RAYMOND M.,
MEDANSKY ROLAND S.
Publication year - 1979
Publication title -
international journal of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.677
H-Index - 93
eISSN - 1365-4632
pISSN - 0011-9059
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-4362.1979.tb05017.x
Subject(s) - medicine , psoriasis , nitrogen mustard , warrant , dermatology , contact dermatitis , sensitization , topical agents , intensive care medicine , surgery , allergy , chemotherapy , immunology , financial economics , economics , cyclophosphamide
With the advent of various new methods of treating psoriasis, it is necessary to remind physicians to consider an agent that is easy to administer, locally effective, relatively inexpensive, not time-consuming and without systemic toxic effects. Nineteen patients were treated with topical nitrogen mustard between 1972 and 1976, and only five developed sufficient contact sensitization to warrant stopping medication.