An itchy, scaly, or leprosy skin condition are terms commonly used in describing Psoriasis, one of the longest known 
illnesses of humans, as wikipedia said about this particular skin condition. Below is a journal provide you treatment guidelines of psoriasis with topical agents that was issued in American Academy of Dermatology at April, 2009.
According to the journal, psoriasis is affecting 2% of population in a common, chronic-inflamatory and multisystems condition which manifest mainly in skin and joint. Topical medications/agents can be used as a high efficacy-to-safety treatment in individual’s patient needs. You can find sections such how to assess quantity of topical agents to cover a given body surface, Recommendations for topical medications (corticosteroids, vitamin D analogues, topical tazarotene, topical tacrolimus, pimecrolimus, emollients, salicylic acid, anthralin, coal tar), and combinations of topical therapies. This psoriasis journal was ended with section about comparison studies of topical therapies.
As also stated in the journal, that this topical agents for psoriasis treatment is not intended to ensure or substitute succesfull treatment as any individual patients with psoriasis must be consult to the physician for any accurate and specific therapy.
Complete read psoriasis journal about Treatment Guidelines of Psoriasis with Topical Medications can be downloaded in pdf document filetype (source: aad.org). Or maybe you want to browse another Dermatology Journal in this site.
After just a week at the Dead Sea with daily salt baths, mud packs and sunbathing, the difference in my son’s skin is already visible. The psoriasis seems to be receding, the itching is less intense and he feels great. Can’t wait to see the results after two weeks!
July 8, 2009 @ 1:45 am