Experience with UVB phototherapy in children.
Type:Uv phototherapy Time:2016-09-14 11:20:35ay YK1, Morelli JG, Weston WL.
Abstract
Twenty
children age 14 months to 12 years with photoresponsive dermatoses were
treated with ultraviolet B (UVB) phototherapy over four years. Ten
children had psoriasis, five had pityriasis lichenoids, and five had
atopic dermatitis. All received short courses (average 34 treatments) of
phototherapy with either no maintenance or short maintenance. Treatment
was effective and well tolerated in most patients, and no serious side
effects were seen. Patients with psoriasis and pityriasis lichenoides
cleared completely. No patient with atopic dermatitis cleared
completely, but all were moderately improved, with reduction of the
extent of eczema and decreased pruritus. It appears that UVB
phototherapy is a valuable and safe therapeutic option for selected
children who do not respond to other treatments.
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