If psoriasis is extensive, phototherapy can be used in combination with other therapies. Broad band UVB, narrowband UVB, and PUVA are often successful. At our center, if a patient presents with ...

UVA phototherapy has a wavelength between 320 and 400 nm. The depth that the radiation reaches in the skin depends directly on its wavelength; therefore, UVB, having a shorter wavelength, is absorbed ...

Treatments are typically given twice a week at the dermatologist's office with a dosing strategy similar to UVB phototherapy (Collins, Wainwright, Amorim, Lakshmipathi, & Ferguson, 1996).

Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Minia University, Minya, Egypt. [1] S. O. Kovacs, “Vitiligo,” Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology, Vol. 38 ...

Those who have undergone phototherapy describe it as a warm sensation over their body. When the treatment is combined with a medication called psoralen, the patient’s body becomes more sensitive to ...

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Strategies include structured education, avoidance of trigger factors, primary to tertiary prevention, topical anti-inflammatory treatment with glucocorticosteroids, calcineurin inhibitors, or ...

Diagnosis relies on physical symptoms and ruling out similar conditions like eczema. Treatments range from topical creams for mild cases to biologic drugs and phototherapy for severe cases. Lifestyle ...

Light therapy (phototherapy) for many types of depression may have fewer and milder side effects and work more quickly than traditional depression treatments. Talk with a doctor before use.