"Ointments" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Semisolid preparations used topically for protective emollient effects or as a vehicle for local administration of medications. Ointment bases are various mixtures of fats, waxes, animal and plant oils and solid and liquid hydrocarbons.
| Descriptor ID |
D009824
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D26.255.640
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1998 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1999 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2002 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2004 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2018 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Ointments" by people in Profiles.
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Roozbahani M, Hammersmith KM. Management of herpes simplex virus epithelial keratitis. Curr Opin Ophthalmol. 2018 Jul; 29(4):360-364.
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Wu AY, Gervasio KA, Gergoudis KN, Wei C, Oestreicher JH, Harvey JT. Conservative therapy for chalazia: is it really effective? Acta Ophthalmol. 2018 Jun; 96(4):e503-e509.
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Parish LC, Jorizzo JL, Breton JJ, Hirman JW, Scangarella NE, Shawar RM, White SM. Topical retapamulin ointment (1%, wt/wt) twice daily for 5 days versus oral cephalexin twice daily for 10 days in the treatment of secondarily infected dermatitis: results of a randomized controlled trial. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2006 Dec; 55(6):1003-13.
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Reznik M, Sharif I, Ozuah PO. Rubbing ointments and asthma morbidity in adolescents. J Altern Complement Med. 2004 Dec; 10(6):1097-9.
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Carrasco MA, Rapuano CJ, Cohen EJ, Laibson PR. Scleral ulceration after preoperative injection of mitomycin C in the pterygium head. Arch Ophthalmol. 2002 Nov; 120(11):1585-6.
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Rist T, Parish LC, Capin LR, Sulica V, Bushnell WD, Cupo MA. A comparison of the efficacy and safety of mupirocin cream and cephalexin in the treatment of secondarily infected eczema. Clin Exp Dermatol. 2002 Jan; 27(1):14-20.
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Lehman SS. Long-term ocular complication of Stevens-Johnson syndrome. Clin Pediatr (Phila). 1999 Jul; 38(7):425-7.
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McNulty SE, Maguire DP, Arai LD. An alternate method for calibrating the thromboelastograph. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 1998 Dec; 12(6):639-41.
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Kremer I, Gabai U, Arbizo M, Arbizo V, Laibson PR. The effect of topical retinoic acid (Etretinate) on mouse conjunctival Langerhans cells. Curr Eye Res. 1995 Mar; 14(3):167-72.
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Yeakley WR, Laibson PR, Michelson MA, Arentsen JJ. A double-controlled evaluation of acyclovir and vidarabine for the treatment of herpes simplex epithelial keratitis. Trans Am Ophthalmol Soc. 1981; 79:168-79.