Treatment of Psoriasis
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Basel :
Birkhäuser Basel : Imprint: Birkhäuser,
2008.
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 2008. |
| Series: | Milestones in Drug Therapy,
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-7643-7724-3 |
Table of Contents:
- Introduction: History of psoriasis and psoriasis therapy
- The pathophysiology of psoriasis
- Psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis: a clinical review
- Topical therapy I: corticosteroids and vitamin D analogs
- Topical therapy II: retinoids, immunomodulators, and others
- Ultraviolet and laser therapy
- Traditional systemic therapy I: methotrexate and cyclosporine
- Traditional systemic therapy II: retinoids and others (hydroxyurea, thiopurine antimetabolites, mycophenlic acid, sulfasalazine)
- Biologic therapy for psoriasis: an overview of infliximab, etanercept, adalimumab, efalizumab, and alefacept
- Biologic and oral therapies in development for the treatment of psoriasis
- Quality of life issues in psoriasis.