Dermatológia pre prax 3/2019
Topical treatment of psoriasis
This article presents an overview of options for topical treating psoriasis. Although a wide range of topical and systemic treatments are available, no psoriasis treatment is universally effective. Treatment depends on the location of lesions, their size, the amount of the skin affected, previous response to treatment, and preferences for treatment. Topical therapies include moisturizer, keratolytic agents, coal tar, anthralin, topical corticosteroids, topical vitamin D3, tazarotene. Patients with middle to moderate psoriasis are treated initially with topical treatments, Topical treatments are often inexpensive and efficacious and have a very good safety profile. Most psoriatic patients cannot sustain a treatment-free remission. Management is needed to decrease of an exacerbation of psoriasis and to improve the quality of the life of the psoriasis patient. Combinations of therapies may be used to maximize benefit and reduce side effects. Dermatologists must individualize a treatment regimen to psoriatic patient.
Keywords: psoriasis, topical treatment, phototherapy
