Clearance is not a realistic expectation of psoriasis treatment

SN Al-Suwaidan, SR Feldman - Journal of the American Academy of …, 2000 - Elsevier
Background: Psoriasis is a disease with many manifestations for which numerous treatments
are available. Objective: The purpose of this article is to assess whether complete clearance …

Duration of remission of psoriasis therapies

J Koo, M Lebwohl - Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology, 1999 - Elsevier
The armamentarium of therapies for psoriasis continues to expand with drugs such as
tazarotene, calcipotriene, and acitretin approved in recent years. New forms of old …

Efficacy and safety of treatment modalities for psoriasis.

P Tristani-Firouzi, GG Krueger - Cutis, 1998 - europepmc.org
Although there is no cure for psoriasis, a variety of treatments are available to reduce the
severity of symptoms and lessen their impact on the patient's quality of life. For patients with …

Optimal management of severe plaque form of psoriasis

DA Fairhurst, DM Ashcroft, CEM Griffiths - American journal of clinical …, 2005 - Springer
Psoriasis is a chronic, inflammatory, hyperproliferative skin disease that affects 1–2% of the
general population in the UK and US. Plaque psoriasis is the most common form …

Are topical corticosteroids useful in phototherapy for psoriasis?

JS Dover, MT McEvoy, CF Rosen, KA Arndt… - Journal of the American …, 1989 - Elsevier
A prospective, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial was performed to assess
the effect of a potent topical corticosteroid cream used in conjunction with ultraviolet B (UVB) …

Narrowband UVB phototherapy for psoriasis: results with fixed increments by skin type (as opposed to percentage increments)

CLG Halasz - Photodermatology, Photoimmunology & …, 1999 - Wiley Online Library
Many authors currently advocate 10–20% dosage increments between phototherapy
sessions when treating psoriasis with narrowband ultraviolet B (UVB). However, such …

Current consensus and update on psoriasis therapy: a perspective from the US

JYM Koo - The Journal of Dermatology, 1999 - Wiley Online Library
Psoriasis is one of the more common forms of chronic dermatitis in the world. The latest US‐
wide epidemiological study conducted by the author revealed a prevalence rate of 2.6% of …

Psoriasis: current perspectives with an emphasis on treatment

KG Linden, GD Weinstein - The American journal of medicine, 1999 - Elsevier
An individualized treatment regimen is necessary for each patient with psoriasis because of
the diverse nature of the disease. The manifestation of psoriasis, the severity and extent of …

[PDF][PDF] Combining traditional agents and biologics for the treatment of psoriasis

JC Cather, A Menter - Seminars in cutaneous medicine and …, 2005 - scmsjournal.com
Psoriasis patients deserve long-term control of their disease with optimal safety. Traditional
agents (methotrexate, cyclosporine, retinoids, and photochemotherapy [PUVS]), although …

Tazarotene gel, a new retinoid, for topical therapy of psoriasis: vehicle-controlled study of safety, efficacy, and duration of therapeutic effect

GD Weinstein, GG Krueger, NJ Lowe, M Duvic… - Journal of the American …, 1997 - Elsevier
Background: Topical therapy providing initial improvement and maintenance of effect after
treatment of the large majority of patients with limited, mild to moderate psoriasis is not …