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Tacrolimus 0.1% versus ciclopiroxolamine 1% for maintenance therapy in patients with severe facial seborrheic dermatitis a multicenter, double-blind, randomized controlled study.

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Capsule summary Despite the absence of robust evidence, tacrolimus is quite commonly used off label as maintenance treatment for seborrheic dermatitis, in clinical practice. Tacrolimus 0.1% ointment applied twice a… Click to show full abstract

Capsule summary Despite the absence of robust evidence, tacrolimus is quite commonly used off label as maintenance treatment for seborrheic dermatitis, in clinical practice. Tacrolimus 0.1% ointment applied twice a week after 7 days of topical corticosteroids is more effective than ciclopiroxolamine 1% as maintenance therapy in patients with severe facial seborrheic dermatitis.

Keywords: seborrheic dermatitis; ciclopiroxolamine maintenance; tacrolimus

Journal Title: Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology
Year Published: 2020

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