title: Steroids versus nonsteroids in the treatment of cutaneous inflammation: therapeutic modalities for office use.
abstract: Inflammatory skin diseases are often treated successfully with topical substances alone. The basic prerequisites for proper treatment are that the specialist has a good knowledge of the products available, their active substances and bases and their relative properties and actions, as well as precise indications for and effects of long-term use. Treatment should be individualized, and best results are usually achieved with a two-phase schedule, beginning mainly with administration of steroids followed by application of nonsteroid products, such as, in psoriasis, anthralin, coal tar, and calcipotriol.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, University of Florence, Italy.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Panconesi
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Lotti
mesh_terms: D000287:Administration, Topical; D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000493:pharmacokinetics / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D003872:Dermatitis / Q000188:drug therapy*; D004337:Drug Carriers; D006801:Humans; D014677:Pharmaceutical Vehicles; D012869:Skin Absorption
chemical_list: D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones; D004337:Drug Carriers; D014677:Pharmaceutical Vehicles