The Goeckerman Regimen for the Treatment of Moderate to Severe PsoriasisRishu Gupta 1,2, Maya Debbaneh 2,3, Daniel Butler 2,4, Monica Huynh 2,5, Ethan Levin 2, Argentina Leon 2, John Koo 2, Wilson Liao 2
1Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, 2Psoriasis and Skin Treatment Center Dermatology, University of California, San Francisco , 3University of California Irvine School of Medicine, 4University of Arizona College of Medicine, 5Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine
Psoriasis is a chronic, immune-mediated inflammatory skin disease. The Goeckerman regimen, formulated for the treatment of psoriasis, consists of exposure to ultraviolet B (UVB) light and application of crude coal tar (CCT). The following protocol is for the administration of Goeckerman therapy for the treatment of moderate-to-severe psoriasis.
