Effectiveness of a precast adjustable compression system compared to multilayered compression bandages in the treatment of breast cancer-related lymphoedema: a randomized, single-blind clinical trial.

Objective:: To compare the effectiveness of a precast adjustable compression system with that of multilayered compression bandages in the treatment of breast cancer-related lymphoedema.

Design:: Multicenter, randomized, single-blind parallel-group clinical trial.

Setting:: The rehabilitation services of four general university hospitals.

Serum neopterin as an objective marker of psoriatic disease activity.

Neopterin is a non-specific marker of the activation of cell-mediated immunity. Several studies have demonstrated the crucial role of CD4+ T cells in the pathogenesis of psoriasis. We have measured serum and urine neopterin levels and urine neopterin/creatinine ratios by radioimmunoassay in 24 patients with plaque-type psoriasis before and after a course of topical treatment with triamcinolone acetonide 0.