1. Effects of tissue-tolerable plasma on psoriasis vulgaris treatment compared to conventional local treatment: A pilot study
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Juergen Lademann, Alexa Patzelt, Axel Kramer, Sandra Philipp, K.-D. Weltmann, Bernhard Lange-Asschenfeldt, Claas Ulrich, Wolfram Sterry, Franziska Kluschke, M. Klebes, and M. Ulmer
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medicine.medical_specialty ,Dermatology ,respiratory system ,medicine.disease ,Gastroenterology ,chemistry.chemical_compound ,Bacterial colonization ,chemistry ,hemic and lymphatic diseases ,Internal medicine ,Psoriasis ,Dithranol ,medicine ,heterocyclic compounds ,Surgery ,Skin lesion ,therapeutics ,human activities ,Infiltration (medical) ,Salicylic acid ,medicine.drug - Abstract
The effect of tissue-tolerable plasma (TTP) on inflammatory diseases such as psoriasis was investigated. Three plaques of six psoriatic patients were subjected to different treatments (A: TTP, brine baths (BB)+5% salicylic acid ointment (SAO); B: BB+SAO; C: BB, UV irradiation, SAO+dithranol). While redness and infiltration was reduced in groups A and C, scaling was reduced in group C. TTP temporarily reduced the bacterial colonization on the skin lesions. In summary, the treatment of psoriatic plaques with TTP showed no significant advantage over conventional therapies.
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- 2014
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