Psoriasis : current perspectives with an emphasis on treatment

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 the lesions, and the medical history and lifestyle of the patient are important factors that determine the selection of treatment, but in general therapies with the fewest side effects are preferred. First-line topical treatments are corticosteroids, calcipotriene, and tazarotene. If topical treatments are unsuccessful, phototherapy with ultraviolet B or photochemotherapy with psoralens plus ultraviolet A (PUVA) are the next choices. If psoriasis fails to respond to an adequate trial of topical therapy or phototherapy, systemic therapies including methotrexate, acitretin, or cyclosporin should be initiated. Because the regimens involved in systemic and phototherapy are complex and require frequent dose adjustments and specialized equipment, the patient should be referred to a dermatologist when topical therapy is not effective.

Medienart:

Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

1999

Erschienen:

1999

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:107

Enthalten in:

The American journal of medicine - 107(1999), 6 vom: 15. Dez., Seite 595-605

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Linden, K G [VerfasserIn]
Weinstein, G D [VerfasserIn]

Themen:

143NQ3779B
81BDR9Y8PS
83HN0GTJ6D
Adrenal Cortex Hormones
Calcipotriene
Calcitriol
Cyclosporine
Dermatologic Agents
FXC9231JVH
Journal Article
Keratolytic Agents
Methotrexate
Nicotinic Acids
Retinoids
Review
Tazarotene
YL5FZ2Y5U1

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 21.01.2000

Date Revised 27.06.2019

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

Förderinstitution / Projekttitel:

PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM105542660