Tag Archives: Psoriasis

Home versus outpatient ultraviolet B phototherapy.

Posted on May 9, 2009 by Chris Cane

Published 7 May 2009, doi:10.1136/bmj.b1542 Cite this as: BMJ 2009;338:b1542 Research Home versus outpatient ultraviolet B phototherapy for mild to severe psoriasis: pragmatic multicentre randomised controlled non-inferiority trial (PLUTO study) Mayke B G Koek, research fellow1, Erik Buskens, professor of … Continue reading →

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Home UVB phototherapy – BMJ Publication

Posted on May 7, 2009 by Chris Cane

Published 7 May 2009, doi:10.1136/bmj.b607 Cite this as: BMJ 2009;338:b607 Editorials Home UVB phototherapy for psoriasis Is as safe and effective as outpatient treatment, but provision is poor Psoriasis is a common chronic inflammatory skin condition that causes substantial disability … Continue reading →

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Experience with UVB Phototherapy in Children

Posted on May 5, 2009 by Chris Cane

Authors: Pediatric Dermatology. 13(5):406-409, September/October 1996. Tay, Yong-Kwang M.D. *; Morelli, Joseph G. M.D. ; Weston, William L. M.D.+ Abstract:  Twenty children age 14 months to 12 years with photoresponsive dermatoses were treated with ultraviolet B (UVB) phototherapy over four … Continue reading →

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Therapies for the Management of Childhood Psoriasis

Posted on May 5, 2009 by Chris Cane

Authors and Disclosures: K. M. Cordoro, MD, Department of Dermatology, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA Phototherapy is an excellent, safe, and appropriate treatment for carefully selected patients with refractory plaque, guttate and pustular disease, diffuse (>15%-20% body surface … Continue reading →

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Research looks at UVB therapy for Psoriasis

Posted on May 5, 2009 by Chris Cane

Sunshine can also beat back the chronic autoimmune disorder of the skin. But explaining light’s therapeutic effects has been difficult. “We know it works, but we want to know how,” says Michelle Lowes, an assistant professor of clinical investigation in … Continue reading →

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What’s treated with UVB Narrowband?

Posted on April 14, 2009 by Chris Cane

This is a tough question as UVB Narrowband in some ways has become a panacea for many skin challenges. Here’s a partial list of diseases that I’m aware of where UVB Narrowband is one of the treatment options. Alopecia Atopic … Continue reading →

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Background: UVBNB phototherapy in Dermatology

Posted on April 13, 2009 by Chris Cane

Link to entire article << Click Here >> The first report of the use of ‘phototherapy’ in the treatment of skin disorders dates from 1400 BC from India when patients with vitiligo were given certain plant extracts (whose active ingredients … Continue reading →

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