A REVIEW ON COMPARATIVE STUDY OF TACROLIMUS VERSUS CORTICOSTEROIDS IN THE TREATMENT OF ATOPIC DERMATITIS

I. John Wesley*, Resmi Vijayasenan, Ranjeth. R, Amritha M. S., Anju P. C., Syama Gopinath and William Arputha Sundar

ABSTRACT

In the recent years, the need for multifaceted treatment approach to treat atopic dermatitis which affects about 20% of the population worldwide has become a matter of utmost importance. Various studies have been conducted to clearly understand the effectiveness of topical calcineurin inhibitors like Tacrolimus and topical corticosteroids. The main focus of this article is to understand the efficacy of topical tacrolimus over topical corticosteroids.

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