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Psoriasis treatment: bathing in a thermal lagoon combined with UVB, versus UVB treatment only.

We have compared bathing in a thermal lagoon in Iceland, combined with UVB treatment, to UVB treatment only in an open 

comparative study. Twenty-three psoriasis patients bathed 3 times daily and were treated with UVB 5 times a week for 4 

weeks. The control group was only treated with UVB 5 times a week for 4 weeks. Psoriasis Area and Severity Index 

(PSAI) was used to estimate the severity of the disease. The mean PASI score in the bathing group decreased from 20.8 

to 2.8 (p < 0.01). In the control UVB group, the PASI score decreased from 16. 7 to 6.9. The percentage difference 

between the groups was significant after 1, 2, 2 and 4 weeks. Bathing in the lagoon combined with UVB was found to be 

a very effective treatment and better than UVB treatment in our control group.

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