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Phototherapy as a First Line Treatment for Mycosis Fungoides: A 10-year Retrospective Study
Introduction: Phototherapy, particularly psoralen plus ultraviolet A (PUVA) and narrowband ultraviolet B (nbUVB), is a mainstay in the treatment of Mycosis Fungoides (MF).
Alexandra Azevedo+5 more
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PUVA therapy for palmoplantar pustulosis
Forty patients suffering from pustulosis palmoplantaris were treated with PUVA therapy. Thirty-six patients had palmar lesions which cleared in 31 cases; in 18 cases after an initial course of 3 sessions of treatment per week during an average period of 10 weeks, and in another 13 only after additional, less frequent continuation of the PUVA therapy ...
S, Agren-Jonsson, E, Tegner
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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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Phototherapy of mycosis fungoides
Currently, phototherapy has been widely used in the treatment of various skin diseases, including mycosis fungoides. The article provides a literature review on the use of various spectra ultraviolet therapy in the treatment of patients with early stages
A. A. Kubanov+3 more
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Of all the therapeutic options available in Dermatology, few of them have the history, effectiveness, and safety of phototherapy. Heliotherapy, NB-UVB, PUVA, and UVA1 are currently the most common types of phototherapy used.
Norami de Moura Barros+5 more
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Background: Systemic oral psoralens plus UVA therapy (PUVA) is a therapeutic method used with considerable success in many different skin disorders. PUVA therapy causes some cutaneous and noncutaneous side effects and in the present research we deal with
Masoud Maleki+3 more
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PUVA therapy for photosensitive psoriasis
The purpose of this study was to assess the prophylactic effect of oral photochemotherapy with psoralens and UVA (PUVA) on patients with light-sensitive psoriasis. Of fifteen patients with photosensitive psoriasis, ten with a history of polymorphous light eruption (PMLE) slowly developing into psoriasis were treated with trimethylpsoralen (TMP) and UVA.
A M, Ros, G, Wennersten
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Circulating cell-free DNA levels in Portuguese patients with psoriasis vulgaris according to severity and therapy. [PDF]
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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Platelet-activating factor is crucial in psoralen and ultraviolet A-induced immune suppression, inflammation, and apoptosis. [PDF]
Psoralen plus UVA (PUVA) is used as a very effective treatment modality for various diseases, including psoriasis and cutaneous T-cell lymphoma. PUVA-induced immune suppression and/or apoptosis are thought to be responsible for the therapeutic action ...
Ananthaswamy, Honnavara N+8 more
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ABSTRACT Disease Overview Primary cutaneous lymphomas are a rare and heterogeneous group of extranodal lymphomas that require the integration of clinical and histopathologic data for classification and treatment. Diagnosis Diagnosis and disease classification is based on histopathologic review and immunohistochemical staining of an appropriate skin ...
Alexandra C. Hristov+2 more
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