TY - JOUR
T1 - Systemic therapy of atopic dermatitis
AU - Sidbury, R.
AU - Hanifin, J. M.
PY - 2000
Y1 - 2000
N2 - Atopic dermatitis is a chronic, relapsing, inflammatory skin disease. Topical therapy is the mainstay, but patients with widespread moderate to severe atopic dermatitis may require systemic therapy. Immunosuppressants, immune response modifiers, antihistamines and antibiotics are among the classes of systemic medications frequently used to treat extensive atopic dermatitis; the indications and scientific support for the use of these and other less commonly used medications will be reviewed in this article.
AB - Atopic dermatitis is a chronic, relapsing, inflammatory skin disease. Topical therapy is the mainstay, but patients with widespread moderate to severe atopic dermatitis may require systemic therapy. Immunosuppressants, immune response modifiers, antihistamines and antibiotics are among the classes of systemic medications frequently used to treat extensive atopic dermatitis; the indications and scientific support for the use of these and other less commonly used medications will be reviewed in this article.
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U2 - 10.1046/j.1365-2230.2000.00697.x
DO - 10.1046/j.1365-2230.2000.00697.x
M3 - Review article
C2 - 11122228
AN - SCOPUS:0034489868
SN - 0307-6938
VL - 25
SP - 559
EP - 566
JO - Clinical and Experimental Dermatology
JF - Clinical and Experimental Dermatology
IS - 7
ER -