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A Comparative Trial Comparing the Efficacy of Tacrolimus 0.1% Ointment with Aquaphor Ointment for the Treatment of Keratosis Pilaris

  1. ANDREW D. BREITHAUPT B.A.1,
  2. ALESSANDRA ALIO M.D.2,
  3. SHEILA F. FRIEDLANDER M.D.2

Article first published online: 24 JUL 2011

DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1470.2011.01497.x

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Pediatric Dermatology

Pediatric Dermatology

Volume 28, Issue 4, pages 459–460, July/August 2011

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BREITHAUPT, A. D., ALIO, A. and FRIEDLANDER, S. F. (2011), A Comparative Trial Comparing the Efficacy of Tacrolimus 0.1% Ointment with Aquaphor Ointment for the Treatment of Keratosis Pilaris. Pediatric Dermatology, 28: 459–460. doi: 10.1111/j.1525-1470.2011.01497.x

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  1. 1

    School of Medicine, University of California at San Diego, San Diego, California

  2. 2

    Division of Pediatric and Adolescent Dermatology, University of California at San Diego, San Diego, California

*Address correspondence to Sheila F. Friedlander, M.D., Division of Pediatric and Adolescent Dermatology, University of California, San Diego, and Rady Children’s Hospital, 8010 Frost Street, Suite 602, San Diego, CA 92123, or e-mail: sfriedlander@rchsd.org.

  1. This study was supported by an unrestricted medical education grant from Fujisawa Pharmaceuticals.

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  2. Article first published online: 24 JUL 2011

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Abstract:  Keratosis pilaris is common, but little information exists regarding effective therapy for this sometimes clinically and often cosmetically troublesome disorder. This small pilot study compared the efficacy of Aquaphor ointment with tacrolimus ointment 0.1% and found that both were effective and well tolerated by patients.

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