Treatment of genito-anal lesions in inflammatory skin diseases with PUVA cream photochemotherapy: An open pilot study in 12 patients

Dermatology

Volumn 205, Issue 2-3, 2002, Pages 245-248

  Reichrath, Jörg ^a,b   Reinhold, Uwe ^a   Tilgen, Wolfgang ^a  

^a SAARLAND UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b Universitätshautklinik ^*  (Germany)

Author keywords

8 Methoxypsoralen; Genito anal region; Inflammatory skin diseases; PUVA cream photochemotherapy

Indexed keywords

METHOXSALEN;

ADULT; AGED; ANUS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CREAM; DOSE RESPONSE; ECZEMA; FEMALE; GENITAL SYSTEM; HUMAN; LICHEN PLANUS; LICHEN SCLEROSUS ET ATROPHICUS; MALE; OPEN STUDY; PHOTOCHEMOTHERAPY; PHOTOTHERAPY; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUVA; RADIATION DOSE; SKIN DEFECT; SKIN INFLAMMATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VULVA; VULVA PRURITUS;

ADULT; AGED; ANUS DISEASES; FEMALE; GENITAL DISEASES, FEMALE; GENITAL DISEASES, MALE; HUMANS; LICHEN PLANUS; LICHEN SCLEROSUS ET ATROPHICUS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT PROJECTS; PUVA THERAPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0036978750     PISSN: 10188665     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000065858     Document Type: Article

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