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Purigo nodularis

What is acceptable treatment plan? Is any research completed or currently conducted?
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Hello,
Current available treatments of prurigo nodularis have had mild-to-moderate success and a combination of medicines is used. These include topical, oral, and intralesional corticosteroids, topical agents like Menthol, phenol, pramoxine, capsaicin cream, vitamin D-3 ointment and topical anesthetics, UV light treatment using UV-B or UV-A plus psoralen and topical immunomodulators tacrolimus and pimecrolimus in steroid unresponsive cases.

It is very difficult to precisely confirm a diagnosis without examination and investigations and the answer is based on the medical information provided. For exact diagnosis, you are requested to consult your doctor. I sincerely hope that helps. Take care and please do keep me posted on how you are doing.




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Ultrapotent steroid applications, UVR-Psoralen, immunomodulators are the mainstay. Best wishes.
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