Keratolytic Agents
Agents that soften, separate, and cause desquamation of the cornified epithelium or horny layer of skin. They are used to expose mycelia of infecting fungi or to treat corns, warts, and certain other skin diseases.
Also Known As:
Skin-Peeling Agents; Agents, Desquamating; Agents, Keratolytic; Agents, Skin-Peeling; Skin Peeling Agents; Desquamating Agents
Networked: 18
relevant articles (3 outcomes,
1 trials/studies)
Relationship Network
Bio-Agent Context: Research Results
Experts
1. | Farshchian, Mehdi:
1 article
(07/2021)
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2. | Grant-Kels, Jane M:
1 article
(07/2021)
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3. | Hekmatjah, Joshua:
1 article
(07/2021)
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4. | Mehregan, Darius:
1 article
(07/2021)
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5. | Lacarrubba, Francesco:
1 article
(12/2020)
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6. | Micali, Giuseppe:
1 article
(12/2020)
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7. | Musumeci, Maria Letizia:
1 article
(12/2020)
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8. | Verzì, Anna Elisa:
1 article
(12/2020)
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9. | Alcalá-Alcalá, Sergio:
1 article
(05/2020)
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10. | Cortés, Hernán:
1 article
(05/2020)
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Related Diseases
1. | Psoriasis (Pustulosis Palmaris et Plantaris)
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2. | Ichthyosis (Xeroderma)
05/01/2020
- " Despite advances in the knowledge of the pathogenesis of ichthyoses, there is, to our knowledge, no definitive cure for skin manifestations, and current treatments consist of moisturizers, emollients, and keratolytic agents. " 12/01/2020
- " Since the second part of the 20th century, urea became one of the most common moisturisers and keratolytic agents, useful for the treatment of xerosis, atopic dermatitis, ichthyosis and psoriasis."
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3. | Skin Manifestations
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4. | Atopic Dermatitis (Atopic Eczema)
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5. | Warts (Wart)
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