Korean J Dermatol.  1988 Feb;26(1):68-72.

Anthralin Therapy for Psoriasis

• Youn JI
• Shin JW
• Lee AY
• Lee YS

Abstract

Our Study was performed to evaluate the effect of anthralin for the treatment of psoriasis. Thirty seven patients with mild form of psoriasis were trested with topical anthralin ointment. 1. Twenty patients(54%) showed clearing of lesion within 8 weeks. 2. Treatment with anthalin was failed in 15 patients(40.5%). 3. Side reaction such as staining, pruritus and erythems was noted in 18 patients (48.6%), among them, 8 patients(21.6%) terminated the therapy with anthralin due to marked side reaction.

Keyword

Psoriasis; Anthralin

MeSH Terms

Anthralin*
Humans
Pruritus
Psoriasis*
Anthralin