Fixed Combination Calcipotriene and Betamethasone Dipropionate (Cal/BD) Foam for Beyond-Mild Psoriasis: A Possible Alternative to Systemic Medication

August 2020 | Volume 19 | Issue 8 | Original Article | 723 | Copyright © August 2020


Published online July 31, 2020

Leon Kircik MD,a Linda Stein Gold MD,b Joyce Teng MD PhD,c Angela Moore MD,d Wendy Cantrell DNP CRNP,e Javier Alonso-Llamazares MD PhD,f John Koo MDg

aIcahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY bHenry Ford Health System, Detroit, MI cStanford University Department of Dermatology, Palo Alto, CA dArlington Research Center, Arlington, TX and Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, TX eVillage Dermatology, Mountain Brook, AL fDepartment of Dermatology, VA Medical Center, Miami, FL gDepartment of Dermatology, University of San Francisco, San Francisco, CA

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AUTHOR CORRESPONDENCE

John Koo MD John.Koo2@ucsf.edu