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Sunday, January 11, 2009

Anthralin in Topical Treatment of Psoriasis

Anthralin, also known as Dithranol or Cignolin, is a synthetic substitute for chrysarobin, derived from the bark of the araroba tree of South America. Anthralin has been used to treat psoriasis for more than 90 years. Along with tar, anthralin was the mainstay of topical treatment of psoriasis till the introduction of steroids and calcipotriene.

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