A systematic review of the safety of topical therapies for atopic dermatitis
Authors: J. Callen, S. Chamlin, L.F. Eichenfield, C. Ellis, M. Girardi, M. Goldfarb, J. Hanifin, P. Lee, D. Margolis, A.S. Paller, D. Piacquadio, W. Peterson, K. Kaulback, M. Fennerty, B.U. Wintroub
Journal: British Journal of Dermatology (2006)

Journal Article A systematic review of the safety of topical therapies for atopic dermatitis Get access J. Callen, J. Callen Department of Dermatology, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, U.S.A. *Department of Dermatology, Northwestern University's Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, U.S.A. †Department of Dermatology, University of California San Diego, San Diego, CA, U.S.A. ‡Department of Dermatology, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI, U.S.A. §Department of Dermatology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, U.S.A. ¶Department of Dermatology, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, OR, U.S.A. **Departments of Dermatology and Gastroenterology, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, U.S.A. ††Department of Gastroenterology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, Dallas, TX, U.S.A. ‡‡Medical Advisory Secretariat, Ministry of Health and Long Term Care, Toronto, ON, Canada §§Department of Dermatology, University of California San Francisco, 1701 Division Street, Room 338, San Francisco, CA 94143‐0316, U.S.A. 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Chamlin Department of Dermatology, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, U.S.A. *Department of Dermatology, Northwestern University's Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, U.S.A. †Department of Dermatology, University of California San Diego, San Diego, CA, U.S.A. ‡Department of Dermatology, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI, U.S.A. §Department of Dermatology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, U.S.A. ¶Department of Dermatology, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, OR, U.S.A. **Departments of Dermatology and Gastroenterology, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, U.S.A. ††Department of Gastroenterology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, Dallas, TX, U.S.A. ‡‡Medical Advisory Secretariat, Ministry of Health and Long Term Care, Toronto, ON, Canada §§Department of Dermatology, University of California San Francisco, 1701 Division Street, Room 338, San Francisco, CA 94143‐0316, U.S.A. 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Eichenfield Department of Dermatology, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, U.S.A. *Department of Dermatology, Northwestern University's Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, U.S.A. †Department of Dermatology, University of California San Diego, San Diego, CA, U.S.A. ‡Department of Dermatology, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI, U.S.A. §Department of Dermatology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, U.S.A. ¶Department of Dermatology, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, OR, U.S.A. **Departments of Dermatology and Gastroenterology, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, U.S.A. ††Department of Gastroenterology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, Dallas, TX, U.S.A. ‡‡Medical Advisory Secretariat, Ministry of Health and Long Term Care, Toronto, ON, Canada §§Department of Dermatology, University of California San Francisco, 1701 Division Street, Room 338, San Francisco, CA 94143‐0316, U.S.A. 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Ellis Department of Dermatology, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, U.S.A. *Department of Dermatology, Northwestern University's Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, U.S.A. †Department of Dermatology, University of California San Diego, San Diego, CA, U.S.A. ‡Department of Dermatology, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI, U.S.A. §Department of Dermatology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, U.S.A. ¶Department of Dermatology, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, OR, U.S.A. **Departments of Dermatology and Gastroenterology, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, U.S.A. ††Department of Gastroenterology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, Dallas, TX, U.S.A. ‡‡Medical Advisory Secretariat, Ministry of Health and Long Term Care, Toronto, ON, Canada §§Department of Dermatology, University of California San Francisco, 1701 Division Street, Room 338, San Francisco, CA 94143‐0316, U.S.A. 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Girardi Department of Dermatology, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, U.S.A. *Department of Dermatology, Northwestern University's Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, U.S.A. †Department of Dermatology, University of California San Diego, San Diego, CA, U.S.A. ‡Department of Dermatology, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI, U.S.A. §Department of Dermatology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, U.S.A. ¶Department of Dermatology, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, OR, U.S.A. **Departments of Dermatology and Gastroenterology, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, U.S.A. ††Department of Gastroenterology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, Dallas, TX, U.S.A. ‡‡Medical Advisory Secretariat, Ministry of Health and Long Term Care, Toronto, ON, Canada §§Department of Dermatology, University of California San Francisco, 1701 Division Street, Room 338, San Francisco, CA 94143‐0316, U.S.A. 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Goldfarb Department of Dermatology, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, U.S.A. *Department of Dermatology, Northwestern University's Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, U.S.A. †Department of Dermatology, University of California San Diego, San Diego, CA, U.S.A. ‡Department of Dermatology, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI, U.S.A. §Department of Dermatology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, U.S.A. ¶Department of Dermatology, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, OR, U.S.A. **Departments of Dermatology and Gastroenterology, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, U.S.A. ††Department of Gastroenterology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, Dallas, TX, U.S.A. ‡‡Medical Advisory Secretariat, Ministry of Health and Long Term Care, Toronto, ON, Canada §§Department of Dermatology, University of California San Francisco, 1701 Division Street, Room 338, San Francisco, CA 94143‐0316, U.S.A. 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Hanifin Department of Dermatology, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, U.S.A. *Department of Dermatology, Northwestern University's Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, U.S.A. †Department of Dermatology, University of California San Diego, San Diego, CA, U.S.A. ‡Department of Dermatology, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI, U.S.A. §Department of Dermatology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, U.S.A. ¶Department of Dermatology, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, OR, U.S.A. **Departments of Dermatology and Gastroenterology, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, U.S.A. ††Department of Gastroenterology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, Dallas, TX, U.S.A. ‡‡Medical Advisory Secretariat, Ministry of Health and Long Term Care, Toronto, ON, Canada §§Department of Dermatology, University of California San Francisco, 1701 Division Street, Room 338, San Francisco, CA 94143‐0316, U.S.A. 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Lee Department of Dermatology, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, U.S.A. *Department of Dermatology, Northwestern University's Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, U.S.A. †Department of Dermatology, University of California San Diego, San Diego, CA, U.S.A. ‡Department of Dermatology, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI, U.S.A. §Department of Dermatology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, U.S.A. ¶Department of Dermatology, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, OR, U.S.A. **Departments of Dermatology and Gastroenterology, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, U.S.A. ††Department of Gastroenterology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, Dallas, TX, U.S.A. ‡‡Medical Advisory Secretariat, Ministry of Health and Long Term Care, Toronto, ON, Canada §§Department of Dermatology, University of California San Francisco, 1701 Division Street, Room 338, San Francisco, CA 94143‐0316, U.S.A. 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Margolis Department of Dermatology, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, U.S.A. *Department of Dermatology, Northwestern University's Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, U.S.A. †Department of Dermatology, University of California San Diego, San Diego, CA, U.S.A. ‡Department of Dermatology, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI, U.S.A. §Department of Dermatology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, U.S.A. ¶Department of Dermatology, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, OR, U.S.A. **Departments of Dermatology and Gastroenterology, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, U.S.A. ††Department of Gastroenterology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, Dallas, TX, U.S.A. ‡‡Medical Advisory Secretariat, Ministry of Health and Long Term Care, Toronto, ON, Canada §§Department of Dermatology, University of California San Francisco, 1701 Division Street, Room 338, San Francisco, CA 94143‐0316, U.S.A. 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Paller Department of Dermatology, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, U.S.A. *Department of Dermatology, Northwestern University's Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, U.S.A. †Department of Dermatology, University of California San Diego, San Diego, CA, U.S.A. ‡Department of Dermatology, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI, U.S.A. §Department of Dermatology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, U.S.A. ¶Department of Dermatology, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, OR, U.S.A. **Departments of Dermatology and Gastroenterology, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, U.S.A. ††Department of Gastroenterology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, Dallas, TX, U.S.A. ‡‡Medical Advisory Secretariat, Ministry of Health and Long Term Care, Toronto, ON, Canada §§Department of Dermatology, University of California San Francisco, 1701 Division Street, Room 338, San Francisco, CA 94143‐0316, U.S.A. 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Piacquadio Department of Dermatology, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, U.S.A. *Department of Dermatology, Northwestern University's Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, U.S.A. †Department of Dermatology, University of California San Diego, San Diego, CA, U.S.A. ‡Department of Dermatology, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI, U.S.A. §Department of Dermatology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, U.S.A. ¶Department of Dermatology, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, OR, U.S.A. **Departments of Dermatology and Gastroenterology, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, U.S.A. ††Department of Gastroenterology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, Dallas, TX, U.S.A. ‡‡Medical Advisory Secretariat, Ministry of Health and Long Term Care, Toronto, ON, Canada §§Department of Dermatology, University of California San Francisco, 1701 Division Street, Room 338, San Francisco, CA 94143‐0316, U.S.A. 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Peterson Department of Dermatology, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, U.S.A. *Department of Dermatology, Northwestern University's Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, U.S.A. †Department of Dermatology, University of California San Diego, San Diego, CA, U.S.A. ‡Department of Dermatology, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI, U.S.A. §Department of Dermatology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, U.S.A. ¶Department of Dermatology, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, OR, U.S.A. **Departments of Dermatology and Gastroenterology, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, U.S.A. ††Department of Gastroenterology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, Dallas, TX, U.S.A. ‡‡Medical Advisory Secretariat, Ministry of Health and Long Term Care, Toronto, ON, Canada §§Department of Dermatology, University of California San Francisco, 1701 Division Street, Room 338, San Francisco, CA 94143‐0316, U.S.A. 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Kaulback Department of Dermatology, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, U.S.A. *Department of Dermatology, Northwestern University's Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, U.S.A. †Department of Dermatology, University of California San Diego, San Diego, CA, U.S.A. ‡Department of Dermatology, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI, U.S.A. §Department of Dermatology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, U.S.A. ¶Department of Dermatology, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, OR, U.S.A. **Departments of Dermatology and Gastroenterology, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, U.S.A. ††Department of Gastroenterology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, Dallas, TX, U.S.A. ‡‡Medical Advisory Secretariat, Ministry of Health and Long Term Care, Toronto, ON, Canada §§Department of Dermatology, University of California San Francisco, 1701 Division Street, Room 338, San Francisco, CA 94143‐0316, U.S.A. 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Wintroub Department of Dermatology, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, U.S.A. *Department of Dermatology, Northwestern University's Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, U.S.A. †Department of Dermatology, University of California San Diego, San Diego, CA, U.S.A. ‡Department of Dermatology, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI, U.S.A. §Department of Dermatology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, U.S.A. ¶Department of Dermatology, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, OR, U.S.A. **Departments of Dermatology and Gastroenterology, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, U.S.A. ††Department of Gastroenterology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, Dallas, TX, U.S.A. ‡‡Medical Advisory Secretariat, Ministry of Health and Long Term Care, Toronto, ON, Canada §§Department of Dermatology, University of California San Francisco, 1701 Division Street, Room 338, San Francisco, CA 94143‐0316, U.S.A. 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