Treatment of Psoriasis

Psoriasis

“…The manner in wliich our cure differed from that expounded by Goeckerman (1925Goeckerman ( , 1931 is that in the latter a 1-5% coal tar concentration was used with zinc oxide and petrolatum. The original beginning dosage was one minute with a distance of 76 cm.…”

Comparative therapeutic evaluation of different topicals and narrow band ultraviolet B therapy combined with systemic methotrexate in the treatment of palmoplantar psoriasis

“…Goeckerman used a combination of tar with ultraviolet radiation in the treatment of psoriasis. [ 4 ] Prasad et al . did a retrospective analysis in which 35 patients admitted with psoriasis were analyzed and 16 patients received methotrexate in a weekly oral schedule (15 mg/week).…”

Goeckerman therapy for the treatment of eczema: a practical guide and review of efficacy

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