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International Journal of Phytomedicine and Phytotherapy

Table 1 Common skin disorders and existing topical treatment options

From: Evaluation of clinical trials of the plants, which have ethnobotanical uses for skin disorders in Turkey: a review

Skin Disease

Short Description

Topical Treatment

Atopic dermatitis

Atopic dermatitis is the most common type of eczema. It typically begins in childhood and it is a severe, chronic, and pruritic inflammatory skin disease.

Corticosteroids

Calcineurin inhibitors

Antimicrobials and antibiotics

Antihistamines

Psoriasis

Chronic, immune-mediated skin disease that shows red and scaly patches on the skin that itch or burn.

Corticosteroids

Retinoids

Calcineurin inhibitors

Vitamin D analogs

Acne vulgaris

Acne is caused by follicular epidermal hyperproliferation and abnormal sebum production within pilosebaceous units in the skin.

The most important pathogens linked to acne-prone skin are Propionibacterium acnes, Staphylococcus aureus and Staphylococcus epidermidis

Antibiotics

Benzoyl peroxide

Retinoids

Acute and chronic wounds

Wound healing is a complex and dynamic process of replacing devitalized and missing cellular structures and tissue layers.

Delayed acute wounds and chronic wounds frequently enter a state of pathologic inflammation due to a postponed, incomplete, or uncoordinated wound healing process.

Silver sulfadiazine

Corticosteroids

Antiseptics

Analgesics

Antimicrobials

Fungal infections

Fungal infections can be classified as superficial fungal infections that affect the skin, nails, hair or mucous membranes, and systemic infections affecting the whole body.

Polyenes

Azoles

Allylamines

Benzylamines

Morpholines