We have previously reported the effectiveness of high-dose calcipotriol in extensive psoriasis. We now report the long-term outcome in patients following this treatment. Twenty-eight patients with severe psoriasis were treated as in-patients with high-dose topical calcipotriol for 2 weeks. There was
Severe hypercalcemia and hypernatremia associated with calcipotriol for treatment of psoriasis
โ Scribed by Chie Kawahara; Yosuke Okada; Takahisa Tanikawa; Ayumi Fukusima; Haruo Misawa; Yoshiya Tanaka
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 2004
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 141 KB
- Volume
- 22
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0914-8779
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