topical treatment

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• Topical — Pertaining to a particular surface area. A topical agent is applied to a certain area of the skin and is intended to affect only the area to which it is applied. Whether its effects are indeed limited to that area depends upon whether the agent… …   Medical dictionary

• Treatment of human head lice — The treatment of human head lice is a process that has been debated and studied for centuries. However, the number of cases of human louse infestations (or pediculosis) has increased worldwide since the mid 1960s, reaching hundreds of millions… …   Wikipedia

• Treatment of Crohn's disease — involves first treating the acute symptoms of the disease, then maintaining remission. Treatment initially involves the use of medications to eliminate infections, generally antibiotics, and reduce inflammation, generally aminosalicylate anti… …   Wikipedia

• Topical chemotherapy — Treatment with an anticancer drug in a lotion, ointment or cream that is applied to the …   Medical dictionary

• topical chemotherapy — Treatment with anticancer drugs in a lotion or cream applied to the skin …   English dictionary of cancer terms

• Treatment of ulcerative colitis — This article concerns the treatment of ulcerative colitis, a form of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Ulcerative colitis is a form of colitis, a disease of the intestine, specifically the large intestine or colon, that includes characteristic… …   Wikipedia

• Topical — This article is about topical medications. For other uses, see Topic (disambiguation). In medicine, a topical medication is applied to body surfaces such as the skin or mucous membranes such as the vagina, anus, throat, eyes and ears. Many… …   Wikipedia

• Topical anesthetic — A topical anesthetic is a local anesthetic that is used to numb the surface of a body part. They can be used to numb the front of the eye, the inside of the nose, the throat, the skin, the ear, the anus, and the genital area… …   Wikipedia

• topical prostaglandin eyedrop — noun a treatment for glaucoma; the eyedrops increase the outflow of aqueous humor through the uveoscleral pathway • Hypernyms: ↑eyedrop, ↑eye drop …   Useful english dictionary

• Acne scar treatment — There are several forms of treatment for acne scars in current usage. Acne scars See Acne scarring. Acne scarring results when the visible remnants of acne are permanently left on the skin after the acne itself subsides. Biological Treatment of… …   Wikipedia

• carbolfuchsin topical solution — [USP] a dark purple solution containing basic fuchsin, phenol, resorcinol, acetone, alcohol, and purified water; used as a topical antifungal in the treatment of dermatophytosis, tinea, and other skin infections. Called also Castellani paint …   Medical dictionary