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The Dark Side of the Light: Phototherapy Adverse Effects [PDF]
, 2016 Phototherapy is a valuable therapeutic tool in Dermatology, but there may be drawbacks. Acute and long-term adverse effects, of variable severity, include skin erythema, xerosis, pruritus, blistering, altered pigmentation, photoaging, and ...
Apetato, M, Valejo Coelho, M
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Phototoxic reaction due to solar radiation exposure in a psoriatic patient treated with PUVA therapy
Medycyna Pracy, 2019 A phototoxic reaction may be induced by additional exposure to solar radiation during photochemotherapy (psoralen, ultra-violet A – PUVA treatment). A woman was admitted to Dermatology and Venereology Clinic in Łódź as an emergency case due to extensive ...
Magdalena Salińska +4 more
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Chronic eczema. The search for treatment of severe forms
Медицинский вестник Юга России, 2019 Objective: to study the clinical efficacy of re-PUVA therapy in patients with torpid forms of chronic true hand eczema. Materials and methods: the study involved 78 patients (47 women, 31 men) with severe and moderate forms of chronic true hand eczema ...
Vyacheslav V. Starostenko +3 more
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Are photosensitizing medications associated with increased risk of important erythemal reactions during ultraviolet B phototherapy? [PDF]
, 2018 Erythemal episodes during phototherapy can be painful, limit efficacy due to premature discontinuation of treatment and may contribute to chronic cutaneous damage. Many patients receiving phototherapy take photosensitive medications.
Dawe, Robert +2 more
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Indian Journal of Dermatology, 2016 Background: Phototherapy may alter the morphologic features of melanocytic nevi. Dermoscopy is a non-invasive method for evaluation of skin lesions, specifically melanocytic nevi.
Hayedeh Ghani-Nejad +6 more
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Journal of the Egyptian Women’s Dermatologic Society, 2020 Background Alopecia areata (AA) is a prevalent autoimmune skin disease with no definitive cure or standard therapeutic options. Topical psoralen and ultraviolet A (PUVA) proved to be effective in the treatment of AA, while superficial cryotherapy has ...
Doaa S Sayed +2 more
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Circulating cell-free DNA levels in Portuguese patients with psoriasis vulgaris according to severity and therapy. [PDF]
, 2014 associated with inflammation. OBJECTIVES: We aimed to understand the relation of CFD levels with psoriasis severity, defined by the Psoriasis Area and Severity Index (PASI), with inflammation and with psoriasis therapy.
Catarino, C +6 more
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Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia, 2006 FUNDAMENTOS: A fotoquimioterapia com PUVA é indicada para tratamento da micose fungóide, empregada como monoterapia em estágios precoces ou combinada a outras drogas nos estágios mais avançados da doença.
Ida Duarte, Roberta Buense, Simone Aoki
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Adverse Events Leading to Discontinuation of Phototherapy: An Observational Study
Acta Dermato-Venereologica, 2020 The aim of this prospective study in a phototherapy unit was to describe adverse events (AEs) associated with discontinuation of phototherapy in a clinical setting.
Isabel Belinchón +5 more
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Klinikai tapasztalataink cutan mastocytosisban. [PDF]
, 2013 Introduction: Mastocytosis is a clonal mast cell proliferative disease, devided into cutaneous and systemic forms. The characteristic symptoms are caused by neoplastic mast cell infiltrations in different organs and/or the release of mediators.
Csomor, Judit +7 more
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