Most Effective Atopic Dermatitis Treatments May Also Be Most Harmful
"Atopic dermatitis is the most common inflammatory skin condition with an increasing number of available systemic interventions.
- "Atopic dermatitis is the most common inflammatory skin condition with an increasing number of available systemic interventions.
- Competing treatment options exist for atopic dermatitis, but uncertainty regarding their comparative effectiveness still remains, the study showed.
- Researchers examined the benefits and harms of all systemic and phototherapy treatments for atopic dermatitis in this network meta-analysis.
- In randomized, controlled trials addressing systemic and phototherapy treatments for atopic dermatitis from MEDLINE, EMBASE, CENTRAL, Web of Science and GREAT, researchers performed Bayesian random-effects network meta-analyses on atopic dermatitis severity, itch severity, sleep disturbance, quality of life, exacerbations and adverse events.