Phototherapy of photodermatoses

Journal of Dermatological Treatment

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 157-160

  Roelandts, Rik ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Broadband UVB; Chronic actinic dermatitis; Erythropoietic protophyria; Narrowband UVB; Polymorphic light eruption; PUVA therapy; Solar urticaria; UVB phototherapy

Indexed keywords

ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; BETA CAROTENE; CORTICOSTEROID; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENT; METHOXSALEN; PREDNISONE; SUNSCREEN; THALIDOMIDE; TRIMETHYLPSORALEN;

DERMATITIS; ERYTHROPOIETIC PROTOPORPHYRIA; HUMAN; HYDROA VACCINIFORME; PHOTOCHEMOTHERAPY; PHOTODERMATOSIS; PHOTOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRURIGO; PUVA; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; SOLAR URTICARIA; ULTRAVIOLET B RADIATION;

EID: 0037003247     PISSN: 09546634     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09546630212345671     Document Type: Review

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