Open AccessWeekly azathioprine pulse versus daily azathioprine in the treatment of Parthenium dermatitis: A non-inferiority randomized controlled study
Author(s) -
Kaushal K. Verma,
Gomathy Sethuraman,
M Kalavani
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
indian journal of dermatology, venereology, and leprology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.514
H-Index - 45
eISSN - 0973-3922
pISSN - 0378-6323
DOI - 10.4103/0378-6323.154788
Subject(s) - azathioprine , medicine , parthenium , adverse effect , randomized controlled trial , gastroenterology , dermatology , disease , agronomy , weed , biology
Azathioprine in daily doses has been shown to be effective and safe in the treatment of Parthenium dermatitis. Weekly pulses of azathioprine (WAP) are also effective, but there are no reports comparing the effectiveness and safety of these two regimens in this condition.