Comparison of balneophototherapy and UVA/B mono-phototherapy in patients with subacute atopic dermatitis

Type:Uv phototherapy Time:2017-10-18 10:59:12

In a controlled prospective study we compared the efficacy of combined salt water bath and UVA/B phototherapy to a

UVA/B mono-phototherapy in patients with subacute atopic dermatitis (AD). The patients in the balneophototherapy group

(n=16) were treated with baths containing 3-5% of the synthetic salt Psori-sal(trade mark), followed immediately by

UVA/B irradiation, while the other treatment arm (n=12) received UVA/B phototherapy alone. After 20 treatments the

balneophototherapy group showed a statistically significant (p

before to 36.8 after therapy. No statistically significant reduction in the SCORAD score could be observed in the

UVA/B phototherapy group (50.6 before to 44.3 after therapy). The cumulative UVB dose was significantly lower in the

balneophototherapy group (0.9 J/cm2) as compared to the UVA/B monotherapy group (2.0 J/cm2). Balneophototherapy was

well tolerated by patients with atopic dermatitis and no side effects were observed. We conclude that

balneophototherapy expands the therapeutic options for patients with subacute atopic dermatitis.

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