[Dermatological treatment].
Dermatologists have the good fortune to work on the most accessible organ of the body. This gives them numerous advantages and greatly facilitates not only the diagnosis but also the treatment of the skin disease. While systemic administration of drugs is often necessary in dermatology, many inflammatory and neoplastic conditions can be effectively managed using the wide range of externally applied physical or pharmacological modalities that are available. The general principles for the treatment of skin diseases are essentially the same as for other branches of medicine. There are however important aspects and details peculiar to dermatology that readily escape the non-specialist, attention to which may make so much difference to the success of the therapy. In particular, topical therapy in many situations may be in danger of being relegated to an unimportant role. The author in this paper summarizes the most important general details of the local and systemic treatment, and discusses in the treatment locally and systemically common applied drugs.
Battyáni
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Borgyógászati Osztály, Kaposvár. battyani_z@yahoo.com
D000279:Administration, Cutaneous; D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones / Q000008:administration & dosage; D000726:Androgen Antagonists / Q000008:administration & dosage; D065095:Calcineurin Inhibitors; D016207:Cytokines / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors; D003879:Dermatologic Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D006634:Histamine H1 Antagonists / Q000008:administration & dosage; D006801:Humans; D007155:Immunologic Factors / Q000008:administration & dosage; D012176:Retinoids / Q000008:administration & dosage; D012871:Skin Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy*
D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones; D000726:Androgen Antagonists; D065095:Calcineurin Inhibitors; D016207:Cytokines; D003879:Dermatologic Agents; D006634:Histamine H1 Antagonists; D007155:Immunologic Factors; D012176:Retinoids