Comparative Study of Low - Strength Anthralin Therapy in Psoriasis.
- Author:
Jai Il YOUN
;
Yoo Shin LEE
;
Kyu Han KIM
- Publication Type:Comparative Study ; Original Article
- Keywords:
Anthralin;
Low-strengh anthralin therapy;
Psoriasis
- MeSH:
Anthralin*;
Humans;
Phototherapy;
Psoriasis*
- From:Korean Journal of Dermatology
1989;27(3):263-271
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
We performed anthralin comparative study(0.01% vs 0.1%) to assess the effectiveness of low-strengh anthralin therapy in 34 psoriatic patients and the resu1ts can be summarized as follows. 1. In the case of 13 patients using Burdick UVB larnp, in 1 patient the effect of 0.1% anthralin was superior to that of 0.01% anthralin from the start to the end of treatment, in 5 patients(38.5%) initially the effect of 0.1% anthralin was superior but in time became equal to that of 0.01% anthralin, and in 7 patients (53.8%) the effect of either side was same throughout the courae of the treatment. In the case of 21 patients using Waldmann UVB cabinet, there were 2(9.5 %), 3(14.3%) and 16 patients(76.2%) in the order named above. 2. The side effect of 0.1% anthralin was more severe than or at least the same as that of 0.01% anthralin in every patient who complained about side effects. So low-strengh anthalin-UVB phototherapy was thought to be the effective and alternative method of treatment particularly for the purpose of lessening the side effects.
