Climatotherapy Versus Topical Combination of Corticosteroids and Salicylic Acid in Treatment of Psoriasis

• Status: Unknown status
• Trial end date: 2018-05-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

Psoriasis is a multisystem disease predominately manifested as chronic inflammation of the skin and characterized by scaly, erythematous patches, papules and plaques, which are often pruritic. As chronic disease, psoriasis waxes and wanes throughout patient life time. The disease course is modified with initiation and cessation of treatment, and spontaneous remission is rare. Clinically lesions can be distributed in any part of the body, this leads to impaired consequences on the perception of body image, social relations and in general on quality of life.

• Phase: N/A
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Assiut University
• Treatments: Salicylates; Salicylic Acid

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

1. Clinical diagnosis of psoriasis(mild to moderate) .

2. Age 9-60 years

Exclusion Criteria:

1-Patients under 9 years. 2-Patient with severe psoriasis. 3-Skin cancer. 4-Renal insufficiency. 5-Acute infections. 6-Severe hypertension. 7-Skin and systemic diseases worsened by sun exposure. 8-Acute and non controlled concomitant diseases. 9-Ischemic heart diseases or any disease rendering them unable to bathe.