Open AccessEffects of Intermittent Treatment with Topical Corticosteroids and Calcineurin Inhibitors on Epidermal and Dermal Thickness Using Optical Coherence Tomography and Ultrasound
Author(s) -
Roland Aschoff,
Awena Lang,
Edmund Koch
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
skin pharmacology and physiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.703
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1660-5535
pISSN - 1660-5527
DOI - 10.1159/000518214
Subject(s) - medicine , dermatology , placebo , telangiectasia , betamethasone , atrophy , calcineurin , atopic dermatitis , corticosteroid , urology , pathology , transplantation , alternative medicine
Proactive therapy with topical corticosteroids (TCSs) is the standard treatment for chronic inflammatory diseases such as atopic dermatitis; however, skin atrophy as TCS side effect remains a concern.