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Efficacy and Safety of Tripterygium wilfordii Hook F Versus Acitretin in Moderate to Severe Psoriasis Vulgaris: A Randomized Clinical Trial

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Few clinical trials have evaluated the efficacy and safety of Tripterygium wilfordii Hook F (TwHF) compared with acitretin in psoriasis. We aimed to compare the efficacy and safety of TwHF compared with acitretin in the treatment of moderate to severe psoriasis vulgaris. METHODS: Adults with Psoriasis Area Severity Index (PASI) score ≥ 10 and psoriasis-affected body surface area ≥ 10% were randomized into a TwHF (20 mg, 3 times a …

Authors

Wu C; Jin H-Z; Shu D; Li F; He C-X; Qiao J; Yu X-L; Zhang Y; He Y-B; Liu T-J

Journal

Chinese Medical Journal, Vol. 128, No. 4, pp. 443–449

Publisher

Wolters Kluwer

Publication Date

February 20, 2015

DOI

10.4103/0366-6999.151069

ISSN

0366-6999