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The Goeckerman Regimen for the Treatment of Moderate to Severe Psoriasis
Published on: July 11, 2013
[Dermatological topical and systemic therapy during pregnancy]
1Klinik für Dermatologie, Venerologie und Allergologie, Universitätsklinikum Leipzig AöR, Ph.-Rosenthal-Str. 23, 04103, Leipzig, Deutschland. sonja.grunewald@medizin.uni-leipzig.de.
During pregnancy, a successful and safe therapeutic management of patients is possible to lower the burden of disease. Often topical therapy in combination with intensive basic skin care is sufficient. Drug therapies may also be used, most often for systemic diseases such as autoimmune diseases or psoriasis. An early change in therapy is also key during planned pregnancies so that treatments can be switched, adjusted, reduced or closely monitored. Another point to consider is to keep drug dosing as low as possible (without occlusion in local therapy) or short termed (with the exception of autoimmune or malignant diseases). An interdisciplinary collaboration between obstetrics and gynecology/rheumatology/internal medicine/dermatology as well as pharmacologists is of utmost importance.
During pregnancy, a successful and safe therapeutic management of patients is possible to lower the burden of disease. Often topical therapy in combination with intensive basic skin care is sufficient. Drug therapies may also be used, most often for systemic diseases such as autoimmune diseases or psoriasis. An early change in therapy is also key during planned pregnancies so that treatments can be switched, adjusted, reduced or closely monitored. Another point to consider is to keep drug dosing as low as possible (without occlusion in local therapy) or short termed (with the exception of autoimmune or malignant diseases). An interdisciplinary collaboration between obstetrics and gynecology/rheumatology/internal medicine/dermatology as well as pharmacologists is of utmost importance.
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