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Comparative Effectiveness and Safety of Methotrexate Versus PUVA in Severe Chronic Stable Plaque Psoriasis

Indian Journal of Dermatology, 2021
Background: Psoriasis is a chronic, inflammatory, immune-mediated, debilitating skin disease affecting approximately 2%–3% of the global population.
Saikat Banerjee, Suchibrata Das, Alok K Roy, Loknath Ghoshal   +3 more
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Oral PUVA Versus Bath PUVA in Chronic Plaque Psoriasis: A Comparative Study of Efficacy

Revista da Sociedade Portuguesa de Dermatologia e Venereologia, 2018
Introduction: Phototherapy has long been recognized as beneficial for psoriasis treatment, with a favorable risk- -benefit relation. Photochemotherapy comprises the use of psoralen, either orally (oral PUVA) or topically (bath PUVA), prior to UVA ...
Katarina Kieselova, Felicidade Santiago, Martinha Henrique   +2 more
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Narrow-band mid-wave uгltraviolet therapy in patients with mycosis fungoides [PDF]

Vestnik Dermatologii i Venerologii
Background. Standardization of the approach to the prescription of UVB-311 in mycosis fungoides is an urgent problem that requires prospective studies aimed at finding the most effective and safe treatment regimens. Aim.
Anastasiia A. Vorontsova, Mar’yana B. Zhilova, Lyudmila F. Znamenskaya   +2 more
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Quality of Life, Anxiety, and Depression in Patients With Early-Stage Mycosis Fungoides and the Effect of Oral Psoralen Plus UV-A (PUVA) Photochemotherapy on it

Frontiers in Medicine, 2020
Background: Little is known about psychological discomfort and quality of life (QoL) in early stage mycosis fungoides (MF) and the effect of psoralen plus UV-A (PUVA) on it.Objective: To evaluate QoL, anxiety, and depression with validated instruments in
Thomas Graier, Regina Fink-Puches, Stephanie Porkert, Roland Lang, Sophie Pöchlauer, Gudrun Ratzinger, Adrian Tanew, Sylvia Selhofer, Paul-Gunther Sator, Angelika Hofer, Alexandra Gruber-Wackernagel, Franz J. Legat, Pablo Augusto Vieyra-Garcia, Franz Quehenberger, Peter Wolf   +14 more
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Combination therapies in psoriasis

Turkderm Turkish Archives of Dermatology and Venereology, 2022
Topical corticosteroids and vitamin D analogs can be combined with other topical, systemic, and biological agents. The effect of methotrexate can be enhanced with ultraviolet B (UVB) or psoralen ultraviolet A (PUVA).
Erol Koç, Emel Bülbül Başkan
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PUVA Induced Bullous Pemphigoid in a Patient with Mycosis Fungoides

Case Reports in Dermatological Medicine, 2017
Background. Bullous pemphigoid is an autoimmune subepidermal blistering skin disease in which autoantibodies are directed against components of the basement membrane.
Birgül Özkesici, Saliha Koç, Ayşe Akman-Karakaş, Ertan Yılmaz, İbrahim Cumhur Başsorgun, Soner Uzun   +5 more
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Efficacy of Narrowband UVB vs. PUVA in Patients with Early-Stage Mycosis Fungoides [PDF]

, 2010
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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Antinuclear antibodies during Puva therapy

Acta Dermato-Venereologica, 1979
During PUVA therapy 7 patients out of 34 with severe psoriasis developed circulating antinuclear antibodies (ANA) (21%). Before treatment only 3 patients of 50 (6%) considered for PUVA had detectable ANA. The ANA titres were usually low. Antibodies against native DNA as studied with the Crithidia luciliae test, were not found, and blood and urinary ...
M, Bjellerup, M, Bruze, A, Forsgren, G, Krook, B, Ljunggren   +4 more
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Accidental PUVA burns, vitiligo and atopic diathesis resulting in prurigo nodularis: a logical but undocumented rarity Prurigo nodular induzido por queimaduras acidentais por PUVA, vitiligo e diátese atópica: uma raridade lógica, mas não documentada

Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia, 2012
Vitiligo is a dreaded disease in India due to its social and cultural consequences. PUVA and PUVAsol are the main treatment modalities for vitiligo vulgaris.
Shyam Bhanushankar Verma, Uwe Wollina
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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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