Systematic Reviews of Treatments for Skin Diseases

Follow the links below to find summaries of systematic reviews of the evidence for the effectiveness of treatments for skin diseases.

Created August 2011

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Title:   This review assesses the usefulness surgery for anal fissure, a painful ulcer at the anal opening, by comparing the efficacy of various surgical procedures and how likely they are to result in complications.
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Does surgery provide a long term cure for anal fissure? Yes, in better than 90% of patients having recommended operative procedures. Such operations include principally partial division of the anal sphincter, or controlled dilation of the narrowed anal ...
Date:   Mar 2011
Title:   Comparison of medical procedures for women diagnosed with precancerous changes of the vulva (high grade vulval intraepithelial neoplasia (VIN))
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Vulval intraepithelial neoplasia (VIN) is a skin condition affecting the vulval skin which if left untreated may become cancerous. Distressing symptoms include itching, burning, and soreness of the vulva or painful intercourse. There may be discolourati...
Date:   Mar 2011
Title:   Topical treatments for genital lichen sclerosus
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Lichen sclerosus is a chronic skin disease that mostly affects adult women, but also men and children. It mainly occurs in the genital area and around the anus. Affected women and girls frequently report itching, pain, and burning in the involved area. ...
Date:   Sep 2010
Title:   Treatment of an anal fistula at the same time as drainage of perianal abscess reduces the chances of recurrent abscess and repeat surgery.
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   A perianal abscess produces severe pain at or near the back passage (anus) due to an infection with collection of pus (abscess). The treatment is an urgent operation to incise the skin near the anus and drain the pus which relieves the pain. Some pat...
Date:   Jan 2010
Title:   Treatments for vitiligo (a disease causing loss of skin colour in patches)
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Vitiligo is a chronic, unpredictable disease causing a loss of skin colour in patches. People of all ages and from all ethnic backgrounds can develop the disease. Vitiligo does not cause physical symptoms but because of its unsightly appearance, particu...
Date:   Nov 2009
Title:   Safety of topical steroids in pregnancy
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Topical steroids are the most commonly used medicines for skin conditions. Pregnant women may need topical steroids to treat skin conditions but it is unclear if they are safe or harmful during pregnancy. This review shows that there are limited data on...
Date:   May 2009
Title:   Interventions for American cutaneous and mucocutaneous leishmaniasis.
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   American cutaneous and mucocutaneous leishmaniasis, a disfiguring and stigmatising disease affecting Central and South American regions, is caused by a parasite transmitted by sandflies. Pentavalent antimonial drugs (sodium stibogluconate (Pentostam, St...
Date:   Jan 2009
Title:   Interventions for pemphigus vulgaris and pemphigus foliaceus
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   This review of clinical trials aimed to find out which is the most effective and safest treatment option for pemphigus vulgaris and pemphigus foliaceus. Pemphigus vulgaris and pemphigus foliaceus are rare diseases characterised by fragile blisters and s...
Date:   Oct 2008
Title:   Interventions for Old World cutaneous leishmaniasis
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Old World cutaneous leishmaniasis (OWCL) is a disfiguring and stigmatising disease occuring in areas of the Mediterranean, Middle East and Asia, caused by a parasitic infection transmitted by sandflies. Pentavalent antimonial drugs such as sodium stibog...
Date:   Mar 2008
Title:   Silicon gel sheeting for preventing the development of hypertrophic and keloid scars and for treating existing scars.
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Hypertrophic and keloid scars are types of abnormal and pronounced scarring that can cause psychological and functional problems for people and can be difficult to treat. Hypertrophic scarring is more common in fair skin and tends to follow surgery and ...
Date:   Nov 2007
Title:   Interventions for pityriasis rosea, skin rash of unknown cause
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Pityriasis rosea is a scaly rash that mostly affects young adults. It is relatively common and affects about 170 out of every 100,000 people in the community each year. The first sign is a patch of scales, usually on the trunk. A generalised eruption th...
Date:   Feb 2007
Title:   Interventions for mucous membrane pemphigoid and epidermolysis bullosa acquisita (rare autoimmune blistering diseases of the skin, eyes and mouth)
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Mucous membrane pemphigoid and epidermolysis bullosa acquisita are rare autoimmune blistering diseases of the skin and mucous membranes (eyes and mouth). They can result in scarring, which may lead to disabling and life threatening complications. Treatm...
Date:   Jan 2006
Title:   Treatments for chronic palmoplantar pustulosis (a skin disease where repeated crops of painful yellow pus spots form on the palms and soles)
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Chronic palmoplantar pustulosis is a skin disease where repeated crops of painful yellow pus spots form on the palms and soles, often over many years. Many different treatments have been used including topical creams and ointments, drugs by mouth and ul...
Date:   Oct 2005
Title:   Treatments for sun-damaged (photodamaged) skin
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Tretinoin cream improves skin changes (fine and coarse wrinkles, roughness, freckles and pigmentation) associated with prolonged sun exposure (photodamage). The greatest improvements occurred with higher concentrations of tretinoin, but at the expense o...
Date:   Nov 2004
Title:   Interventions for toxic epidermal necrolysis
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Toxic epidermal necrolysis (TEN or Lyell's disease) is a rare life-threatening skin condition. It is probably an immune response triggered by some drugs or infection, which is more likely to happen in people with suppressed immunity. TEN causes extensiv...
Date:   Aug 2002
Title:   Pharmacotherapy for Behcet's syndrome
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Behcet's syndrome is a multisystemic disorder presenting with recurrent oral and genital ulcerations as well as ocular involvement. Treatment of Behcet's syndrome is symptomatic and empirical. Ten trials and 679 patients were included. There is insuffic...

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