title: Treatment of childhood psoriasis.
abstract: Psoriasis is a common disease in children and adolescents. Because of the chronic course of the disease, appropriate choice of therapy in particular stage of the disease, so-called rotation therapy, is of paramount importance. This article provides a review of therapeutic options for childhood psoriasis. Local therapy for psoriasis in children consists of corticosteroid preparations, calcipotriol, tars and dithranol, local retinoids, and local immunomodulators. Phototherapy (narrow band UVB, photochemotherapy PUVA baths) is now a part of psoriasis therapy in children. Systemic therapy retinoids (acitretin) methotrexate, cyclosporine is only used in severe forms of the disease such as erythrodermic, pustular and arthritic psoriasis. All these therapeutic options can be used as monotherapy or in various combinations.
authors.affiliation: University Department of Dermatology and Venereology Zagreb University Hospital Center, Salata 4, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia. romana.ceovic@zg.htnet.hr
authors.forename: Romana
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ceović
authors.forename: Aida
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Pasić
authors.forename: Jasna
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lipozencić
authors.forename: Slobodna
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Murat-Susić
authors.forename: Mihael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Skerlev
authors.forename: Karmela
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Husar
authors.forename: Kresimir
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kostović
mesh_terms: D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000875:Anthralin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002117:Calcitriol / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002648:Child; D016572:Cyclosporine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D008727:Methotrexate / Q000627:therapeutic use; D009539:Nicotinic Acids / Q000627:therapeutic use; D010789:Phototherapy / Q000379:methods*; D011565:Psoriasis / Q000628:therapy*; D012176:Retinoids / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones; D009539:Nicotinic Acids; D012176:Retinoids; C055085:calcipotriene; C086827:tazarotene; D016572:Cyclosporine; D002117:Calcitriol; D000875:Anthralin; D008727:Methotrexate