title: Short-contact modification of the Ingram regime.
abstract: "Minutes' (30 minutes) and "short-contact' (2 hours) therapy with dithranol in Lassar's paste were compared (using a paired comparison method) with the Ingram regime in twenty-one and twelve patients respectively. Both "minutes' and "short-contact' regimes were effective in clearing psoriasis; the latter was the more effective of the two and proved just as good as the standard Ingram regime of 24-hour application. "Short-contact' therapy with dithranol in Lassar's paste should therefore reduce out-patient attendance and time off work, save valuable nursing time and allow a more social life.
mesh_terms: D000287:Administration, Topical; D000873:Anthracenes / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D000875:Anthralin / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003033:Coal Tar / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D009824:Ointments; D011565:Psoriasis / Q000188:drug therapy*; D013997:Time Factors; D014467:Ultraviolet Therapy
chemical_list: D000873:Anthracenes; D009824:Ointments; D003033:Coal Tar; D000875:Anthralin