Efficacy of Narrowband UVB vs. PUVA in Patients with Early-Stage Mycosis Fungoides [PDF]
INTRODUCTION: Mycosis fungoides (MF) is a non-Hodgkin's T-cell lymphoma of the skin that often begins as limited patches and plaques with slow progression to systemic involvement.
Apetato, M, Ponte, P, Serrão, V
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The efficacy and safety of phototherapy in geriatric patients: a retrospective study [PDF]
: Background: While phototherapy is a well-established treatment for many dermatoses, data from the literature regarding its use in elderly patients are quite limited.
Isil Bulur+4 more
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The Risk of Cancer Associated with Immunosuppressive Therapy for Skin Diseases [PDF]
The possible carcinogenic risk of immunosuppressive therapies is an important issue in everyday clinical practise. Carcinogenesis is a slow multi step procedure, thus a long latency period is needed before cancer develops.
Väkevä, Liisa
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Early and Late Side Effects Associated with Photo(chemo)therapy [PDF]
Phototherapy (PUVA ve UVB) is a widely used and effective treatment method for a variety of dermatological diseases. Adverse effects associated with phototherapy can be classified as acute and chronic side effects.
Günseli Öztürk
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Background Previous studies have proven that ultraviolet (UV)-based phototherapy, including UVB or psoralen UVA (PUVA), and their combination therapies, is effective for psoriasis treatment.
Yajia Li+6 more
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Non-invasive evaluation of tacalcitol plus puva versus tacalcitol plus UVB-NB in the treatment of psoriasis: "right-left intra-individual pre/post comparison design". [PDF]
Photochemotherapy with psoralen plus ultraviolet A (PUVA) and phototherapy with UVB narrow band (UVB-NB) are used in the treatment of psoriasis. Numerous studies have shown that the additional administration of either topical or systemic antipsoriatic ...
A. De Silvestri+6 more
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The Pseudoinflammatory Pattern Revisited
ABSTRACT In 1973, Dr. Martin C. Mihm, Jr. presented the finding that congenital melanocytic nevi, when viewed at low magnification, resemble superficial and deep perivascular dermatitis, forming the so‐called “pseudoinflammatory” pattern. One year earlier, Dr. Richard A.
Christopher R. Shea
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IL‐17 and IL‐23 inhibitors dose spacing in adult psoriatic patients: a real‐world pilot study
Summary Background and Objectives De‐escalation strategies of biologics in psoriasis treatment are widespread in clinical practice. Dose spacing consists of de‐escalating the time range between biological drug injections. Patients and Methods Major objectives were: to describe trends in mean PASI, PASI 100, 90, and ≤ 1 from baseline to 12 months after ...
Luca Mastorino+5 more
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European Guideline (EuroGuiDerm) on atopic eczema: Living update
The updated guideline includes a new evidence‐based recommendation for the IL‐13 inhibitor lebrikizumab. In addition, the Janus kinase inhibitors baricitinib and abrocitinib, which were initially only approved for adult patients, are now also recommended for children from the age of 2 and adolescents from the age of 12, respectively.
A. Wollenberg+31 more
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Ultrastructural Modification of the Plasma Membrane in HUT 102 Lymphoblasts by Long-Wave Ultraviolet Light, Psoralen, and PUVA [PDF]
Ultrastructural alterations of the plasma membrane in HUT 102 lymphoblasts were assessed after a 2-h interaction with a suprapharmacologic (15 μ/m1) concentration of 8-MOP, 2-h irradiation with UVA (2.1 mW/cm2), and the exposure of the HUT 102 cells to ...
Hornicek, Francis J+3 more
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