Short- and long-term effectiveness of oral and bath puva therapy in urticaria pigmentosa and systemic mastocytosis

Dermatology

Volumn 195, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 35-39

  Godt, O ^a   Proksch, E ^a   Streit, V ^a   Christophers, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bath PUVA; PUVA; Systemic mastocytosis; Urticaria pigmentosa

Indexed keywords

METHOXSALEN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BATH; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NAUSEA; ONSET AGE; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PHOTOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRURITUS; PUVA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SYSTEMIC MASTOCYTOSIS; TIME; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URTICARIA PIGMENTOSA; VERTIGO;

EID: 0030742614     PISSN: 10188665     EISSN: 14219832     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000245681     Document Type: Article

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