Table 3.
Fluocinonide/Bifonazole cream | Methyl-prednisolone injection | Cyclosporine | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
| ||||
without occlusion | under occlusion | |||
No. of patients | 22 | 17 | 3 | 1 |
GIS, mean (SD) | 1.6 (0.5) | 3.2 (0.6) * | 3.7 (0.5) | 4 (0) |
Complete response (%)a | 0% | 35.3% ** | 66.7% | 100% |
Partial response (%)b | 0% | 52.9% ** | 33.3% | 0% |
Less than 50% improvement | 100% | 11.8% ** | 0% | 0% |
GIS=global improvement scale. aComplete response=above 90% improvement; bPartial response=50–90% improvement. *P<0.01, **P<0.001