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Psoralen Ultraviolet A Therapy

Known as: PUVA Therapy, PUVA Therapies, Therapies, PUVA 
Photochemotherapy using PSORALENS as the photosensitizing agent and ultraviolet light type A (UVA).
National Institutes of Health

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CABINET, PHOTOTHERAPY (PUVA)Methoxsalen With Ultraviolet A TherapyPhotochemotherapyPhotosensitizing Agents

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Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
Narrowband UV-B (TL-01) phototherapy vs oral 8-methoxypsoralen psoralen-UV-A for the treatment of chronic plaque psoriasis.
OBJECTIVE To compare the efficacy of narrowband UV-B (TL-01) phototherapy with oral 8-methoxypsoralen photochemotherapy (8-MOP… 
Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
Half‐side comparison study on the efficacy of 8‐methoxypsoralen bath‐PUVA versus narrow‐band ultraviolet B phototherapy in patients with severe chronic atopic dermatitis
In patients with severe chronic atopic dermatitis (AD), both photochemotherapy [psoralen ultraviolet A (PUVA)] and narrow‐band… 
Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
Narrowband UV-B phototherapy vs photochemotherapy in the treatment of chronic plaque-type psoriasis: a paired comparison study.
OBJECTIVE To compare the therapeutic efficacy of narrowband (TL-01) UV-B phototherapy vs photochemotherapy (psoralen-UV-A [PUVA… 
Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
Trioxsalen bath PUVA did not increase the risk of squamous cell skin carcinoma and cutaneous malignant melanoma in a joint analysis of 944 Swedish and Finnish patients with psoriasis
It has been suggested that trioxsalen bath and ultraviolet (UV) A (PUVA) is associated with a very low or no risk of non‐melanoma… 
Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
Photochemical and photobiological properties of furocoumarins and homologues drugs
Furocoumarins are natural photosensitizing drugs used in PUVA photochemotherapy and in photopheresis. Their therapeutic… 
Review
1997
Review
1997
Psoralen bath plus UV-A therapy. Possibilities and limitations.
Oral psoralen plus UV-A (PUVA) therapy was originally developed for the treatment of vitiligo. 1,2 With the introduction of… 
Highly Cited
1996
Highly Cited
1996
PUVA bath photochemotherapy for localized scleroderma. Evaluation of 17 consecutive patients.
REPORT OF A CASE A 42-year-old woman who suffered for more than 2 years from disseminated localized scleroderma (LS) (Figure 1… 
Highly Cited
1994
Highly Cited
1994
Treatment of localised scleroderma with PUVA bath photochemotherapy
Highly Cited
1992
Highly Cited
1992
A comparison of the efficacy and relapse rates of narrowband UNV (TL‐01) monotherapy vs. etretinate (re‐TL‐01) vs. etretinate‐PUVA (re‐PUVA) in the treatment of psoriasis patients
Summary Forty‐five patients with extensive chronic plaque or guttate psoriasis were treated with either narrowband (TL‐01… 
Highly Cited
1990
Highly Cited
1990
Comparison of narrow-band UV-B phototherapy and PUVA photochemotherapy in the treatment of psoriasis.
The therapeutic effectiveness of a new fluorescent lamp, Philips TL-01, which emits a narrow peak around 311-312 nm, was compared… 
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