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Excimer laser therapy and narrowband ultraviolet B therapy for exfoliative cheilitis

International Journal of Women's Dermatology, 2015
Background: Exfoliative cheilitis is a condition of unknown etiology characterized by hyperkeratosis and scaling of vermilion epithelium with cyclic desquamation.
Bhavnit K. Bhatia, BA, Brooks A. Bahr, M.D., MBA, Jenny E. Murase, MD   +2 more
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The Efficacy of 311-NM Narrowband Ultraviolet B (NB-UVB) and Topical Agents or Lasers Combination Therapy versus NB-UVB Monotherapy for Vitiligo: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Randomised Controlled Trials [PDF]

Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2019
Introduction: Even though there is the availability of multiple treatment modalities for vitiligo still its treatment remains challenging. Combination therapies of Narrowband Ultraviolet B (NB-UVB) and various topical agents or lasers are widely used in ...
Jagdish J Sakhiya, Dhruv J Sakhiya, Suneil P Gandhi, Trusha P Gajjar, Shailee J Banker, Jashmin M Gandhi, Feral R Daruwala, Nimish M Dudhatra   +7 more
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Phototherapy

Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia, 2021
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, Lissiê Lunardi Sbroglio, Maria de Oliveira Buffara, Jessica Lana Conceição e Silva Baka, Allen de Souza Pessoa, Luna Azulay-Abulafia   +5 more
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Laser therapy in superficial morphea lesions – indications, limitations and therapeutic alternatives [PDF]

, 2020
Morphea or localized scleroderma is an uncommon autoimmune and inflammatory disease which affects patients of any age. Even if morphea lesions present systemic symptoms as myalgias or arthritis, it is distinct from systemic sclerosis because it does not ...
Ardeleanu, Valeriu, Constantin, Vlad Denis, Radaschin, Diana Sabina, Stana, Paunica, Tatu, Alin Laurentiu   +4 more
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Home-based narrowband UVB, topical corticosteroid or combination for children and adults with vitiligo: HI-Light Vitiligo three-arm RCT

Health Technology Assessment, 2020
Background: Systematic reviews suggest that narrowband ultraviolet B light combined with treatments such as topical corticosteroids may be more effective than monotherapy for vitiligo.
Jonathan M Batchelor, Kim S Thomas, Perways Akram, Jaskiran Azad, Anthony Bewley, Joanne R Chalmers, Seau Tak Cheung, Lelia Duley, Viktoria Eleftheriadou, Robert Ellis, Adam Ferguson, Jonathan MR Goulding, Rachel H Haines, Hamdi Hamad, John R Ingram, Bisola Laguda, Paul Leighton, Nick Levell, Areti Makrygeorgou, Garry D Meakin, Adam Millington, Malobi Ogboli, Amirtha Rajasekaran, Jane C Ravenscroft, Andrew Rogers, Tracey H Sach, Miriam Santer, Julia Stainforth, Wei Tan, Shyamal Wahie, Jennifer White, Maxine E Whitton, Hywel C Williams, Andrew Wright, Alan A Montgomery   +34 more
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Combination treatment of disseminated granuloma annulare

Vestnik Dermatologii i Venerologii, 2020
Purpose. To present the results of the treatment of disseminated form of granuloma annulare with remote long-wave ultraviolet therapy and low level laser therapy. Material and methods.
Arfenya E. Karamova, Lyudmila F. Znamenskaya, Svetlana I. Svishchenko, Mar'yana B. Zhilova, Maria A. Nefedova, Anna S. Pugner   +5 more
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Dye Sensitization for Ultraviolet Upconversion Enhancement

Nanomaterials, 2021
Upconversion nanocrystals that converted near-infrared radiation into emission in the ultraviolet spectral region offer many exciting opportunities for drug release, photocatalysis, photodynamic therapy, and solid-state lasing.
Mingkai Wang, Hanlin Wei, Shuai Wang, Chuanyu Hu, Qianqian Su   +4 more
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A Double-Blinded Placebo Controlled Therapeutic Trial on Patients with Stable Non-Segmental Vitiligo Using A Specially Formulated Reducing Gel [Pseudo-Catalase] Enhanced by Narrow Band Ultraviolet B Exposure [PDF]

International Journal of Medical Arts
Background: Vitiligo is a skin disorder characterized by the loss of melanocyte cells, leading to depigmentation. Treatment options for Vitiligo encompass topical agents, systemic treatments, phototherapy, and surgical interventions.
Ali Elnawam, Shaker Ezzeddin, Amr Mostafa   +2 more
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Granuloma annulare treated with narrowband UVB phototherapy [PDF]

Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia, 2017
Granuloma annulare is a benign cutaneous inflammatory disease, whose lesions have spontaneous improvement in two years in 50% of cases, but there is recurrence in 40% of patients. Treatment may be topical, intralesional or systemic.
Bianca Pinheiro Bousquet Muylaert, Roberta Almada, Rossana Cantanhede Farias de Vasconcelos   +2 more
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Clinical efficacy of the rotation of phototherapy methods (PUVA therapy and mid-wavelength ultraviolet therapy (311 nm)) in patients with moderate to severe forms of psoriasis

Vestnik Dermatologii i Venerologii, 2017
Goal. To assess the therapeutic efficacy of the rotation of mid-wavelength ultraviolet therapy (311 nm) and PUVA therapy in patients with moderate to severe forms of psoriasis, and to assess the efficacy of mid-wavelength ultraviolet therapy (311 nm) in ...
M. B. Zhilova, V. V. Chikin
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