The Response of Psoriatic Epidermis and Microvessels to Treatment with Topical Steroids and Oral Methotrexate
Braverman I, Sibley J. The Response of Psoriatic Epidermis and Microvessels to Treatment with Topical Steroids and Oral Methotrexate. Journal Of Investigative Dermatology 1985, 85: 584-586. PMID: 4067330, DOI: 10.1111/1523-1747.ep12283604.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOral methotrexateTopical steroidsLabeling indexPsoriatic epidermisInitial clinical improvementPlastic wrap occlusionTopical steroid therapyBasal cellsLack of responseGoeckerman treatmentSteroid therapyClinical relapseClinical improvementPsoriatic patientsPsoriatic plaquesSuccessful therapyDermal capillariesCapillary ultrastructureMethotrexateModerate acanthosisCapillary loopsSteroidsDermal papillaTherapyMicrovessels