Childhood vitiligo successfully treated with bath PUVA

Pediatric Dermatology

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 53-55

  Mai, David W ^a   Omohundro, Craig ^a   Dijkstra, Jacob W E ^a   Bailin, Philip L ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PSORALEN;

ARTICLE; BATH; CASE REPORT; CELL PROLIFERATION; CHILD; DRUG ABSORPTION; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; PHOTOTOXICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUVA; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; ULTRAVIOLET A RADIATION; VITILIGO;

BATHS; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; PUVA THERAPY; VITILIGO;

EID: 0031935224     PISSN: 07368046     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1525-1470.1998.1998015053.x     Document Type: Article

References (14)

1. El Mofty AM. A preliminary clinical report on the treatment of leukoderma with ammi majus linn. J R Egypt Med Assoc 1948;31:651-665.
2. Grimes PE. Vitiligo, an overview of therapeutic choices. Dermatol Clin 1993;11:325-337.
3. Neild VS, Scott LV. Plasma levels of 8-methoxypsoralen in psoriatic patients receiving topical 8-methoxypsoralen. Br J Dermatol 1982;106:199-203.
4. Volkenandt M, Kerscher M, Sander C, Meurer M, Rocken M. PUVA-bath photochemotherapy resulting in rapid clearance of lymphomatoid papulosis in a child. Arch Dermatol 1995;131:1094.
5. Jaisankar TJ, Baruah MC, Garg BR. Vitiligo in children. Int J Dermatol 1992;31:621-623.
6. Wildfang IL, Jacobson FK, Thestrup-Pederson K. PUVA treatment of vitiligo: a retrospective study of 59 patients. Acta Dermatol Venereol (Stockh) 1992;72:305-306.
7. Collins P, Rogers S. Bath-water compared with oral delivery of 8-methoxypsoralen PUVA for chronic plaque type psoriasis. Br J Dermatol 1992;127:392-395.
8. Lowe NJ, Weingarten D, Bourget T, Moy LS. PUVA therapy for psoriasis: comparison of oral and bathwater delivery of 8-methoxypsoralen. J Am Acad Dermatol 1986;14:754-760.
9. Lindelof D, Sigurgeirsson B, Tegner E, Larko O, Berne B. Comparison of the carcinogenic potential of trioxsalen bath PUVA and oral methoxsalen PUVA. A preliminary report. Arch Dermatol 1992;128:1341-1344.
10. Hannuksela A, Pukkala E, Hannuksela M, Karvonen J. Cancer incidence among Finnish patients with psoriasis treated with trioxsalen bath PUVA. J Am Acad Dermatol 1996;35:685-689.
11. Ortel B, Perl S, Kinaciyan T, Calzavara-Pinton G, Honigsmann H. Comparison of narrow-band (311 nm) UVB and broad-band UVA after oral or bath-water 8-methoxypsoralen in the treatment of psoriasis. J Am Acad Dermatol 1993;29:736-740.
12. Thomas S, O'Sullivan J, Balac N. Plasma levels of 8-methoxypsoralen following oral and bath water treatment. Br J Dermatol 1991;125:56-58.
13. Gomez MI, Azana JM, Arranz I, Harto A, Ledo A. Plasma levels of 8-methoxypsoralen after bath-PUVA for psoriasis: relationship to disease severity. Br J Dermatol 1995; 133:37-40.
14. Gange RW, Anderson RR. Topical (bathwater) PUVA therapy [letter]. J Am Acad Dermatol 1987;16:401-402.