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Treatment of telangiectasia: comparison of sclerosing agents. 1987

M C Carlin, and J L Ratz

Department of Dermatology, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Ohio.

A double-blind, double-paired comparison, placebo-controlled study was undertaken to determine the optimal agent for sclerotherapy of spider telangiectasias of the lower extremities. Sodium tetradecyl sulfate 0.5%, polidocanol 0.25%, heparsal, and normal saline control were evaluated in terms of clinical effectiveness and patient acceptance. Although all of the agents, except for the control, were effective, polidocanol was found to have the fewest adverse reactions and afforded the greatest patient comfort.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D008875	Middle Aged	An adult aged 45 - 64 years.	Middle Age
D011092	Polyethylene Glycols	Polymers of ETHYLENE OXIDE and water, and their ethers. They vary in consistency from liquid to solid depending on the molecular weight indicated by a number following the name. They are used as SURFACTANTS, dispersing agents, solvents, ointment and suppository bases, vehicles, and tablet excipients. Some specific groups are NONOXYNOLS, OCTOXYNOLS, and POLOXAMERS.	Macrogols,Polyoxyethylenes,Carbowax,Macrogol,Polyethylene Glycol,Polyethylene Oxide,Polyethyleneoxide,Polyglycol,Glycol, Polyethylene,Glycols, Polyethylene,Oxide, Polyethylene,Oxides, Polyethylene,Polyethylene Oxides,Polyethyleneoxides,Polyglycols,Polyoxyethylene
D002986	Clinical Trials as Topic	Works about pre-planned studies of the safety, efficacy, or optimum dosage schedule (if appropriate) of one or more diagnostic, therapeutic, or prophylactic drugs, devices, or techniques selected according to predetermined criteria of eligibility and observed for predefined evidence of favorable and unfavorable effects. This concept includes clinical trials conducted both in the U.S. and in other countries.	Clinical Trial as Topic
D004311	Double-Blind Method	A method of studying a drug or procedure in which both the subjects and investigators are kept unaware of who is actually getting which specific treatment.	Double-Masked Study,Double-Blind Study,Double-Masked Method,Double Blind Method,Double Blind Study,Double Masked Method,Double Masked Study,Double-Blind Methods,Double-Blind Studies,Double-Masked Methods,Double-Masked Studies,Method, Double-Blind,Method, Double-Masked,Methods, Double-Blind,Methods, Double-Masked,Studies, Double-Blind,Studies, Double-Masked,Study, Double-Blind,Study, Double-Masked
D005260	Female		Females
D006493	Heparin	A highly acidic mucopolysaccharide formed of equal parts of sulfated D-glucosamine and D-glucuronic acid with sulfaminic bridges. The molecular weight ranges from six to twenty thousand. Heparin occurs in and is obtained from liver, lung, mast cells, etc., of vertebrates. Its function is unknown, but it is used to prevent blood clotting in vivo and vitro, in the form of many different salts.	Heparinic Acid,alpha-Heparin,Heparin Sodium,Liquaemin,Sodium Heparin,Unfractionated Heparin,Heparin, Sodium,Heparin, Unfractionated,alpha Heparin
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000077423	Polidocanol	An alkyl polyglycol ether of LAURYL ALCOHOL, chemically defined as an alcohol ethoxylate having an average alkyl chain of 12–14 carbon atoms, and an ethylene oxide chain of 9 ethylene oxide units. It is used as a detergent, and medically as a local anesthetic, and as a sclerosing agent for the treatment of ESOPHAGEAL AND GASTRIC VARICES and VARICOSE VEINS.	Aethoxysclerol,Aethoxysklerol,Aetoxisclerol,Atossisclerol,Atoxysclerol,Brij 30,Brij-30,Dodecyl Ethyleneglycol Monoether,Ethoxysclerol,Hydroxypolyethoxydodecane,Laureth,Laureth 9,Laureth-1,Laureth-4,Laureth-7,Laureth-9,Lauromacrogol,Lauromacrogol 400,Lauromacrogols,Lubrol 12A9,Lubrol-PX,Nonaethylene Glycol Monododecyl Ether,Nonaethyleneglycol Monododecyl Ether,Polyethylene Glycol Monododecyl Ether,Polyethylene Glycol-7-lauryl Ether,Polyoxyethylene 9-lauryl Ether,Polyoxyethylene Lauryl Ether,Polyoxyethylene(4) Lauryl Ether,Polyoxyethylene-4-dodecyl Ether,Polyoxyethylenedodecyl Ether,Tetraethylene Glycol Dodecyl Ether,Tetraethyleneglycol Lauryl Ether,Thesit,alpha-Dodecyl-omega-hydroxypoly(oxy-1,2ethanediyl),Brij30,Dodecyl Ethyleneglycol Monoethers,Ether, Nonaethyleneglycol Monododecyl,Ether, Polyethylene Glycol-7-lauryl,Ether, Polyoxyethylene 9-lauryl,Ether, Polyoxyethylene Lauryl,Ether, Polyoxyethylene-4-dodecyl,Ether, Tetraethyleneglycol Lauryl,Ethyleneglycol Monoether, Dodecyl,Laureth 1,Laureth 4,Laureth 7,Laureths,Lauryl Ether, Tetraethyleneglycol,Lubrol PX,Monododecyl Ether, Nonaethyleneglycol,Monoether, Dodecyl Ethyleneglycol,Nonaethyleneglycol Monododecyl Ethers,Polidocanols,Polyethylene Glycol 7 lauryl Ether,Polyethylene Glycol-7-lauryl Ethers,Polyoxyethylene 4 dodecyl Ether,Polyoxyethylene 9 lauryl Ether,Polyoxyethylene 9-lauryl Ethers,Polyoxyethylene Lauryl Ethers,Polyoxyethylenedodecyl Ethers,Tetraethyleneglycol Lauryl Ethers
D000328	Adult	A person having attained full growth or maturity. Adults are of 19 through 44 years of age. For a person between 19 and 24 years of age, YOUNG ADULT is available.	Adults
D012462	Saline Solution, Hypertonic	Hypertonic sodium chloride solution. A solution having an osmotic pressure greater than that of physiologic salt solution (0.9 g NaCl in 100 ml purified water).	Hypertonic Saline Solution,Hypertonic Solution, Saline,Sodium Chloride Solution, Hypertonic,Hypertonic Saline Solutions,Hypertonic Solutions, Saline,Saline Solutions, Hypertonic,Sodium Chloride Solutions, Hypertonic,Saline Hypertonic Solution,Saline Hypertonic Solutions,Solution, Hypertonic Saline,Solution, Saline Hypertonic,Solutions, Hypertonic Saline,Solutions, Saline Hypertonic