Jove
Visualize
Contact Us
JoVE
x logofacebook logolinkedin logoyoutube logo
ABOUT JoVE
OverviewLeadershipBlogJoVE Help Center
AUTHORS
Publishing ProcessEditorial BoardScope & PoliciesPeer ReviewFAQSubmit
LIBRARIANS
TestimonialsSubscriptionsAccessResourcesLibrary Advisory BoardFAQ
RESEARCH
JoVE JournalMethods CollectionsJoVE Encyclopedia of ExperimentsArchive
EDUCATION
JoVE CoreJoVE BusinessJoVE Science EducationJoVE Lab ManualFaculty Resource CenterFaculty Site
Terms & Conditions of Use
Privacy Policy
Policies

Related Experiment Videos

Cryotherapy as a treatment for psoriasis.

Sadollah Shamsadini1, Majid Varesvazirian, Ayeh Shamsadini

  • 1Kerman University of Medical sciences, Kerman, Iran. shamsadini@yahoo.com

Dermatology Online Journal
|September 10, 2005
PubMed
Summary

Cryotherapy showed limited efficacy for treating psoriasis plaques, with only a small percentage of patients experiencing complete resolution. This psoriasis treatment is safe but offers minimal improvement for most individuals.

Related Concept Videos

You might also read

Related Articles

Articles linked to this work by shared authors, journal, and citation graph.

Sort by
Same author

Clinical characteristics of patients with COVID-19-associated mucormycosis (CAM) hospitalized at Shafa Hospital, Kerman: 2022.

BMC infectious diseases·2025
Same author

Identifying Affecting Factors on Acceptance with CPAP on the First Night of PAP Titration in Sleep Clinic on Patients with Obstructive Sleep Apnea.

Iranian journal of otorhinolaryngology·2023
Same author

Raynaud's Phenomenon as a Presenting Feature of Hypothyroidism: Case Report.

Indian journal of otolaryngology and head and neck surgery : official publication of the Association of Otolaryngologists of India·2023
Same author

Rhinocerebral Mucormycosis Following COVID-19 Infection in Iran.

Iranian journal of pathology·2023
Same author

Epidemiology of Sleep Disorders Among Adolescents in Kerman, Iran, in 2019.

Social work in public health·2022
Same author

Impact of Intravenous Trehalose Administration in Patients with Niemann-Pick Disease Types A and B.

Journal of clinical medicine·2022

Area of Science:

  • Dermatology
  • Dermatological Treatments

Background:

  • Limited research exists on cryotherapy for psoriasis treatment.
  • Psoriasis is a chronic inflammatory skin condition characterized by plaque formation.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate the efficacy of cryotherapy in treating small plaque psoriasis.
  • To assess the safety and effectiveness of liquid nitrogen spray in psoriasis management.

Main Methods:

  • A study involving 63 patients with chronic plaque-type psoriasis.
  • Two similar psoriatic plaques per patient were treated: one with liquid nitrogen cryotherapy, the other as a control.
  • Treatment involved spraying liquid nitrogen every other day for two weeks.

Main Results:

  • Complete plaque resolution in 6.35% of patients.
  • Mild to moderate resolution observed in 30.1% of patients.
  • No improvement in 63.5% of patients; one case of superimposed infection reported.

Conclusions:

  • Cryotherapy is a safe treatment option for small plaque psoriasis.
  • The efficacy of cryotherapy for psoriasis is limited, with mild resolution potentially due to induced normal re-epithelization.
  • Further research may explore cryotherapy's role in specific psoriasis subtypes or combined therapies.

Related Experiment Videos