308-nm Excimer Lamp Versus Combination of 308-nm Excimer Lamp and 10% Liquor Carbonis Detergens in Patients With Scalp Psoriasis: A Randomized, Single-Blinded, Controlled Trial

    June 2021 in “ Frontiers in Medicine ”
    Ploysyne Rattanakaemakorn, Korn Triyangkulsri, Wimolsiri Iamsumang, Poonkiat Suchonwanit
    Studysummary This study reported that the combination of a 308-nm excimer lamp and 10% liquor carbonis detergens significantly improved scalp psoriasis symptoms compared to the excimer lamp alone, with more patients achieving 75% reduction in their Psoriasis Scalp Severity Index.
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