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J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol
; 19(2): 176-9, 2005 Mar.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-15752286
ABSTRACT
The irritant response of perilesional skin is a serious limitation of dithranol therapy in psoriasis. No data are available on the actual prevalence and severity of irritation during 24-h dithranol treatment in an inpatient setting. Using a retrospective analysis of 68 patients with psoriasis visiting our inpatient department for dithranol treatment, the occurrence of dithranol irritation was studied. We found a relatively high frequency of dithranol irritation. Furthermore, most irritation occurs at the start of the therapy with relatively low concentrations.