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Psoriasis Treatment:
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Guttate Psoriasis
- Treat the underlying infection.
- It is usually extensive, making topical therapy more difficult. Tars may be somewhat helpful, especially if combined with a topical corticosteroid. An ointment is often used in a compound of 5-10% LCD (liquor carbonis detergens) with betamethasone 17 valerate 0.1%.
- UVB is the most beneficial first treatment. However, if you do not respond to therapy, then narrow-band UVB may be effective.
- If your psoriasis is resistant to treatment, unresponsive to therapy and you are not a woman in the childbearing age range, acitretin can be added.
- If the above options are unsuitable or your psoriasis is not responding, PUVA can be tried.
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