Short-contact dithranol therapy--a comparison with the Ingram regime.

We have compared a short-contact dithranol regime with the traditional Ingram regime in the treatment of forty-three patients with plaque psoriasis. The Ingram regime produced a significantly faster rate of improvement of the psoriasis than the short-contact regime. The degree of relapse 12 weeks after stopping treatment was identical for both regimes. The irritant effect was more troublesome with short-contact dithranol therapy. Nevertheless, short-contact dithranol regimes may have a place in home treatment.

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