Simplified dithranol treatment for psoriasis.
Progressive simplification of dithranol therapy has made treatment at home more acceptable. This has included ommitting ultra-violet light, talc and dressings, and substituting an ordinary bath instead of one containing tar. A stiffened dithranol 0.5% ointment was found to be slightly more effective than the best paste hitherto employed. It was also very much easier to use.
D000873:Anthracenes / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000875:Anthralin / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001458:Bandages; D001494:Baths; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D004339:Drug Compounding; D005260:Female; D006760:Hospitalization; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009823:Ointment Bases; D009824:Ointments; D011565:Psoriasis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000628:therapy; D012008:Recurrence; D012075:Remission, Spontaneous; D014467:Ultraviolet Therapy
D000873:Anthracenes; D009823:Ointment Bases; D009824:Ointments; D000875:Anthralin