A client with psoriasis asks the nurse whetherthere is a topical therapy that may be used without other medications for psoriasis. Which response by the nurse is the most appropriate?
1. Tar treatment (coal tar)
2. Cyclosporine (Sandimmune)
3. Methotrexate (Amethopterin)
4. Hydroxyurea (Hydrea)
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Rationale 1: Skin therapy techniques may be used with or without other psoriasis medications. These include various forms of tar treatment (coal tar) and a material called anthralin. Both substances are applied to the skin's surface. Tar and anthralin inhibit DNA synthesis and arrest abnormal cell growth.
Rationale 2: Cyclosporine (Sandimmune) is not a topical treatment.
Rationale 3: Methotrexate (Amethopterin) is not a topical treatment.
Rationale 4: Hydroxyurea (Hydrea) is not a topical treatment.
Global Rationale: Skin therapy techniques may be used with or without other psoriasis medications. These include various forms of tar treatment (coal tar) and a material called anthralin. Both substances are applied to the skin's surface. Tar and anthralin inhibit DNA synthesis and arrest abnormal cell growth. Cyclosporine (Sandimmune),Methotrexate (Amethopterin), and Hydroxyurea (Hydrea) are not topical treatments.
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