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Introduction to dermatological treatment
Published in Richard Ashton, Barbara Leppard, Differential Diagnosis in Dermatology, 2021
Richard Ashton, Barbara Leppard
15 g of ointment or cream is enough to cover the adult body surface once; a daily application for a week will require over a 100 g. If a patient has widespread eczema, adequate amounts of topical steroid should be prescribed or they are likely to relapse. A useful guide is the finger-tip unit which is the amount that is squeezed onto the index finger from tip to the distal IP joint.
A randomized, open-label study to evaluate an intermittent dosing regimen of fluticasone propionate 0.05% cream in combination with regular emollient skin care in reducing the risk of relapse in pediatric patients with stabilized atopic dermatitis
Published in Journal of Dermatological Treatment, 2018
FP 0.05% cream was applied by the patient or their caregiver following the finger-tip unit rule, defined as: the amount of ointment dispensed from a tube with a 5 mm diameter nozzle and measured from the distal skin-crease to the tip of the index finger (∼0.5 g), which is an adequate amount for application to two adult palm areas (approximately 2% of an adult body surface area). FP 0.05% was applied to affected sites (acute phase) and to all healed sites (maintenance phase) and to any newly occurring lesions (acute and maintenance phase). Emollient was applied twice daily to affected and unaffected areas, before application of FP 0.05% cream if this was also to be applied, during the maintenance and follow-up phases.
Effects of topical piroxicam and sun filters in actinic keratosis evolution and field cancerization: a two-center, assessor-blinded, clinical, confocal microscopy and dermoscopy evaluation trial
Published in Current Medical Research and Opinion, 2019
Marina Agozzino, Teresa Russo, Chiara Franceschini, Sara Mazzilli, Virginia Garofalo, Elena Campione, Luca Bianchi, Massimo Milani, Giuseppe Argenziano
Subjects were instructed to apply the cream twice daily on the target area, using one finger-tip unit (0.5 g) for the treatment of at least a 35 cm2 area. AK lesion count was performed at baseline and after 3 and 6 months. RCM evaluations were performed at the same time-points. A dermoscopy evaluation was performed at baseline and after 6 months. RCM and dermoscopy were assessed on a pre-specified target lesion, defined during the baseline visit.