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Home / Publications / Pain Research Forum / Papers of the Week / The effectiveness of high-dose ultraviolet A-1 phototherapy for acute exacerbation of atopic dermatitis in Asians.

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2020 Mar 05


Photodermatol Photoimmunol Photomed


http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32141113?dopt=Abstract

The effectiveness of high-dose ultraviolet A-1 phototherapy for acute exacerbation of atopic dermatitis in Asians.

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The effectiveness of high-dose ultraviolet A-1 phototherapy for acute exacerbation of atopic dermatitis in Asians.
Park J B, Jang J Y, Kwon D I, Seong S H, Suh K S, Jang M S
Photodermatol Photoimmunol Photomed. 2020 Mar 05.
PMID: 32141113.

Abstract

Atopic dermatitis (AD) is an inflammatory skin disease characterized by a chronic course of exacerbations and remissions. High-dose ultraviolet A-1 (UVA-1) phototherapy has been effective in the treatment of acute exacerbations of AD. However, there have been no case studies in Asian patients to date. We investigated the effectiveness of high-dose UVA-1 phototherapy for treating acute exacerbation of AD in Asian patients.
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