[Anthralin erythema: effect of concentration, contact time, oxidation products and corticosteroids. Clinical, reflection photometry and electron microscopy studies].

A comparative study on psoriatic patients and healthy volunteers demonstrated that short-term treatment with Anthralin shows significantly less side-effects on healthy skin than long-term therapy. We could also prove that the oxidation products Chrysazin and Bianthron do not cause any irritations, and that a combined therapy with Anthralin and corticoids does not reduce the development of erythema.