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Combined therapy more effective for chronic plaque psoriasis

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24th Apr 2009

Rada Rouse all articles by this author

COMBINED vitamin D and corticosteroid products are more effective than vitamin D or steroids alone for treating chronic plaque psoriasis.

Vitamin D alone was as effective as steroids alone, although steroids appeared to work better for scalp psoriasis, a Cochrane review found.

Potent corticosteroids were less likely than vitamin D to cause local adverse events such as skin irritation.

Dithranol and tazarotene had similar efficacy to vitamin D, and vitamin D alone was better than coal tar.

Tags: psoriasis, steroids, vitamin D, Medical News

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