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19580582

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
2009-7-7
pubmed:abstractText
Skin irradiation with ultraviolet light B (UV-B) and in particular the emission peak at 311 nm represents an effective therapeutic regimen for psoriasis. Excessive tanning, photoaging, and skin cancerization do occur mainly in subjects with skin phototype I to III. The possibility of developing skin cancer is parallel to the skin surface area under treatment and to the overall irradiation dose. We report here on a new focused phototherapy method releasing UV-B with a peak at 311 nm, which consists in the selective irradiation of single psoriatic patches with a new device equipped with a special optic fiber. The treatment is effective, safe and well tolerated. Psoriasis Area and Severity Index 75 is achieved in 64% of patients after 12 sessions of treatment. The Physician Global Assessment evaluation significantly improves in all treated patients.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
1529-8019
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
22
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
383-5
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:articleTitle
Focused UV-B narrowband microphototherapy (Biopsorin). A new treatment for plaque psoriasis.
pubmed:affiliation
University Unit of Dermatology, University of Florence School of Medicine, Florence, Italy. tlotti@unifi.it
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Clinical Trial