A two months study of the utility of Elidel cream 1% (pimecrolimus) in the long term management of atopic hand eczema.

To investigate if an Pimecrolimus (pimecrolimus) based treatment regime prolongs the time to relapse after control of a flare compared with a treatment with Pimecrolimus vehicle plus emollients in patients with chronically relapsing atopic hand eczema.