Comparison of Atrophogenic Effect of Hydrocortison 1% Cream and Pimecrolimus 1% Cream Assessed by Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) and 20-MHz Ultrasound of Uninvolved Skin in Patients With Atopic Dermatitis

Summary

to explore the atrophogenic potentials of hydrocortison 1% cream and pimecrolimus 1% cream on unaffected forehead skin

Timeline

Start

2007-12

Primary completion

2008-08

Completion

2009-01

Publications

• Results Aschoff R, Schmitt J, Knuschke P, Koch E, Brautigam M, Meurer M. Evaluation of the atrophogenic potential of hydrocortisone 1% cream and pimecrolimus 1% cream in uninvolved forehead skin of patients with atopic dermatitis using optical coherence tomography. Exp Dermatol. 2011 Oct;20(10):832-6. doi: 10.1111/j.1600-0625.2011.01335.x. Epub 2011 Jul 19.

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