Dermatológia pre prax 1/2008
OPTIONS OF BALNEOTHERAPY IN CURRENT PHARMACOTHERAPY OF CHRONIC DERMATOSIS
The article summarizes options of current balneotherapy in the treatment of chronic skin diseases. It discuses pharmacokinetics of sulphuretted hydrogen, describes methodology of sulphur baths which are considered from the dermatology perspective to have the strongest effect. A case report of balneotherapy of chronic psoriasis is presented. Indications and contraindications of this treatment method are discussed as well as a psychosocial burden and its negative effect on the course of the disease.
Keywords: balneotherapy, sulfur in organism, sulfur mineral water, sulphuretted hydrogen, psoriasis, psychosomatics.
