Complementary and alternative medicines: Use in skin diseases

Magin, P; Adams, J

Complementary and alternative medicines: Use in skin diseases

Magin, P Adams, J

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Citation:: Expert Review of Dermatology, 2007, 2 (1), pp. 41 - 49
Issue Date:: 2007-02-01

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dc.contributor.author	Magin, P	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Adams, J https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9901-5717	en_US
dc.date.issued	2007-02-01	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Expert Review of Dermatology, 2007, 2 (1), pp. 41 - 49	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	1746-9872	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/17075
dc.description.abstract	There is a plethora of complementary and alternative medicines (CAM) used by sufferers of skin diseases. For the most part, the use of these therapies is based on anecdotal evidence or on traditional patterns of use. Relatively little empirical evidence exists for the use of CAM therapies in skin diseases. Those studies that have examined CAM skin disease therapies have often been flawed methodologically. A small number of CAM therapies have been accepted or are on the cusp of acceptance in dermatological practice. Even here, the evidence for CAM use is often limited or equivocal. Equally, issues of poorly documented adverse effect profiles, quality control of preparations and product adulteration and contamination hamper the integration of CAM therapies into orthodox dermatology practice. Thus, it may be more appropriate to consider ‘pluralism’ rather than ‘integration’ in the relationship of CAM and conventional medicine. © 2007, Future Drugs Ltd. All rights reserved.	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	Expert Review of Dermatology	en_US
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1586/17469872.2.1.41	en_US
dc.subject.classification	Dermatology & Venereal Diseases	en_US
dc.title	Complementary and alternative medicines: Use in skin diseases	en_US
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	1	en_US
utslib.citation.volume	2	en_US
utslib.for	1104 Complementary and Alternative Medicine	en_US
utslib.for	1103 Clinical Sciences	en_US
dc.location.activity	Cairns
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pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Health
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Strength - CHSP - Health Services and Practice
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Abstract:

There is a plethora of complementary and alternative medicines (CAM) used by sufferers of skin diseases. For the most part, the use of these therapies is based on anecdotal evidence or on traditional patterns of use. Relatively little empirical evidence exists for the use of CAM therapies in skin diseases. Those studies that have examined CAM skin disease therapies have often been flawed methodologically. A small number of CAM therapies have been accepted or are on the cusp of acceptance in dermatological practice. Even here, the evidence for CAM use is often limited or equivocal. Equally, issues of poorly documented adverse effect profiles, quality control of preparations and product adulteration and contamination hamper the integration of CAM therapies into orthodox dermatology practice. Thus, it may be more appropriate to consider ‘pluralism’ rather than ‘integration’ in the relationship of CAM and conventional medicine. © 2007, Future Drugs Ltd. All rights reserved.

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