Narrowband UVB phototherapy in skin conditions beyond psoriasis

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 660-670

  Gambichler, Thilo ^a   Breuckmann, Frank ^b   Boms, Stefanie ^b   Altmeyer, Peter ^b   Kreuter, Alexander ^b  

^a OLDCHURCH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

KHELLIN; PHENYLALANINE;

ARTICLE; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; CLINICAL TRIAL; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DATA BASE; DISEASE SEVERITY; ERYTHEMA; HUMAN; LICHEN PLANUS; PHOTODERMATOSIS; PHOTOTHERAPY; POLYCYTHEMIA VERA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRURIGO; PRURITUS; PSORIASIS; PUVA; RADIATION DOSE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SEBORRHEIC DERMATITIS; ULTRAVIOLET B RADIATION; URTICARIA; VITILIGO;

EID: 17844410643     PISSN: 01909622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaad.2004.08.047     Document Type: Review

References (61)

1. J.A. Parrish, and K.F. Jaenicke Action spectrum for phototherapy of psoriasis J Invest Dermatol 76 1981 359 362
2. British Photodermatology Group An appraisal of narrowband (TL-01) UVB phototherapy: British photodermatology group workshop report (April 1996) Br J Dermatol 137 1997 327 330
3. J. Barbagallo, C.T. Spann, W.D. Tutrone, and J.M. Weinberg Narrowband UVB phototherapy for the treatment of psoriasis: a review and update Cutis 68 2001 345 347
4. R.S. Dawe A quantitative review of studies comparing the efficacy of narrow-band and broad-band ultraviolet B for psoriasis Br J Dermatol 149 2003 669 672
5. H. Cameron, R.S. Dawe, S. Yule, J. Murphy, S.H. Ibbotson, and J. Ferguson A randomized, observer-blinded trial of twice vs. three times weekly narrowband ultraviolet B phototherapy for chronic plaque psoriasis Br J Dermatol 147 2002 973 978
6. N.J. Wainwright, R.S. Dawe, and J. Ferguson Narrowband ultraviolet B (TL-01) phototherapy for psoriasis: which incremental regimen? Br J Dermatol 139 1998 410 414
7. P.M. Gordon, P.J. Saunders, B.L. Diffey, and P.M. Farr Phototesting prior to narrowband (TL-01) ultraviolet B phototherapy Br J Dermatol 139 1998 811 814
8. GRADE Working Group Grading quality of evidence and strength of recommendations BMJ 328 2004 1 8
9. N.J. Reynolds, V. Franklin, J.C. Gray, B.L. Diffey, and P.M. Farr Narrow-band ultraviolet B and broad-band ultraviolet A phototherapy in adult atopic eczema: a randomised controlled trial Lancet 357 2001 2012 2016
10. M. Der-Petrossian, A. Seeber, H. Hönigsmann, and A. Tanew 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 Br J Dermatol 142 2000 39 43
11. F.J. Legat, A. Hofer, E. Brabek, F. Quehenberger, H. Kerl, and P. Wolf Narrowband UV-B vs medium-dose UV-A1 phototherapy in chronic atopic dermatitis Arch Dermatol 139 2003 223 224
12. M. Hjierpe, T. Hasan, I. Salsala, and T. Reunala Narrow-band UVB treatment in atopic dermatitis Acta Derm Venereol 81 2001 439 440
13. S.A. George, D.J. Bilsland, B.E. Johnson, and J. Ferguson Narrow-band (TL-01) UVB air-conditioned phototherapy for chronic severe adult atopic dermatitis Br J Dermatol 128 1993 49 56
14. M.J. Hudson-Peacock, B.L. Diffey, and P.M. Farr Narrow-band UVB phototherapy for severe atopic dermatitis Br J Dermatol 135 1996 332
15. P. Collins, and J. Ferguson Narrowband (TL-01) UVB air-conditioned phototherapy for atopic eczema in children Br J Dermatol 133 1995 653 667
16. R. Schiffner, J. Schiffner-Rohe, M. Gerstenhauer, M. Landthaler, F. Hofständer, and W. Stolz Dead Sea treatment - principle for outpatient use in atopic dermatitis: safety and efficacy of synchronous balneophototherapy using narrowband UVB and bathing in Dead Sea salt solution Eur J Dermatol 12 2002 543 548
17. M. Grundmann-Kollmann, S. Behrens, M. Podda, R.U. Peter, R. Kaufmann, and M. Kerscher Phototherapy for atopic eczema with narrow-band UVB J Am Acad Dermatol 40 1999 995 997
18. W. Westerhof, and L. Nieuweboer-Krobotova Treatment of vitiligo with UV-B radiation vs topical psoralen plus UVA Arch Dermatol 133 1997 1525 1528
19. M.D. Njoo, J.D. Bos, and W. Westerhof Treatment of generalized vitiligo in children with narrow-band (TL-01) UVB radiation therapy J Am Acad Dermatol 42 2000 245 253
20. M. Tjioe, M.J. Gerritsen, L. Juhlin, and P.C. van der Kerkhof Treatment of vitiligo vulgaris with narrow band UVB (311 nm) for one year and the effect of addition of folic acid and vitamin B12 Acta Derm Venereol 82 2002 369 372
21. I. Hamzavi, H. Jain, D. McLean, J. Shapiro, H. Zeng, and H. Lui Parametric modeling of narrowband UV-B phototherapy for vitiligo using a novel quantitative tool: the vitiligo area scoring index Arch Dermatol 140 2004 677 683
22. S.S. Yashar, R. Gielczyk, L. Scherschum, and H.W. Lim Narrow-band ultraviolet B treatment for vitiligo, pruritus, and inflammatory dermatoses Photodermatol Photoimmunol Photomed 19 2003 164 168
23. R. Natta, T. Somsak, T. Wisuttida, and L. Laor Narrowband ultraviolet B radiation therapy for recalcitrant vitiligo in Asians J Am Acad Dermatol 49 2003 473 476
24. D.C. Patel, A.V. Evans, and J.L.M. Hawk Topical pseudocatalase mousse and narrowband UVB phototherapy is not effective for vitiligo: an open, single-centre study Clin Exp Dermatol 27 2002 641 644
25. A. Hofer, L. Cerroni, H. Kerl, and P. Wolf Narrowband (311-nm) UV-B therapy for small plaque parapsoriasis and early-stage mycosis fungoides Arch Dermatol 135 1999 1377 1380
26. C. Clark, R.S. Dawe, A.T. Evans, G. Lowe, and J. Ferguson Narrowband TL-01 phototherapy for patch-stage mycosis fungoides Arch Dermatol 136 2000 748 752
27. R.C. Gathers, L. Scherschun, F. Malick, D.P. Fivenson, and H.W. Lim Narrowband UVB phototherapy for early-stage mycosis fungoides J Am Acad Dermatol 47 2002 191 197
28. P.V.M.M. Diederen, H. van Weelden, C.J.G. Sanders, J. Toonstra, and W.A. van Narrowband UVB and psoralen-UVA in the treatment of early-stage mycosis fungoides: a retrospective study J Am Acad Dermatol 48 2003 215 219
29. D. Bilsland, S.A. George, N.K. Gibbs, T. Aitchison, B.E. Johnson, and J. Ferguson A comparison of narrow band phototherapy (TL-01) and photochemotherapy (PUVA) in the management of polymorphic light eruption Br J Dermatol 129 1993 708 712
30. P. Collins, and J. Ferguson Narrow-band UVB (TL-01) phototherapy: an effective preventative treatment for the photodermatoses Br J Dermatol 132 1995 956 963
31. A. Taneja, and C.R. Taylor Narrow-band UVB for lichen planus treatment Int J Dermatol 41 2002 282 283
32. H. Saricaoglu, S.K. Karadogan, E.B. Baskan, and S. Tunali Narrowband UVB therapy in the treatment of lichen planus Photodermatol Photoimmunol Photomed 19 2003 265 267
33. I. Berroeta, C. Clark, S.H. Ibbotson, J. Ferguson, and R.S. Dawe Narrow-band (TL-01) ultraviolet B phototherapy for chronic urticaria Clin Exp Dermatol 29 2004 97 99
34. A. Baldo, E. Sammarco, R. Plaitano, V. Martinelli, and A. Monfrecola Narrow (TL-01) ultraviolet B phototherapy for pruritus polycythaemia vera Br J Dermatol 147 2002 979 981
35. D. Pirkhammer, A. Seeber, H. Hönigsmann, and A. Tanew Narrow-band ultraviolet B (ATL-01) phototherapy is an effective and safe treatment option for patients with seborrhoeic dermatitis Br J Dermatol 143 2000 964 968
36. S. Ohe, K. Danno, H. Sasaki, T. Isei, H. Okamoto, and T. Horio Treatment of acquired perforating dermatosis with narrowband ultraviolet B J Am Acad Dermatol 50 2004 892 894
37. O. Larkö Phototherapy of eczema Photodermatol Photoimmunol Photomed 12 1996 91 94
38. T. Gambichler, W. Küster, A. Kreuter, P. Altmeyer, and K. Hoffmann Balneophototherapy - combined treatment of psoriasis vulgaris and atopic dermatitis with salt water baths and artificial ultraviolet radiation J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol 14 2000 425 428
39. J. Krutmann Phototherapy for atopic dermatitis Clin Exp Dermatol 25 2000 552 558
40. R.S. Dawe Ultraviolet A1 phototherapy Br J Dermatol 148 2003 626 637
41. M.D. Njoo, P.I. Spuls, J.D. Bos, W. Westerhof, and M.M. Bossuyt Nonsurgical repigmentation therapies in vitiligo: meta-analysis of the literature Arch Dermatol 134 1998 1532 1540
42. E.D. Baron, and S.R. Stevens Phototherapy for cutaneous T-cell lymphoma Dermatol Ther 16 2003 303 310
43. T. Gambichler, and A. Manke-Heimann Balneophototherapy in small plaque parapsoriasis - four case reports J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol 10 1998 179 181
44. D. Ramsay, K. Lish, C. Yalowitz, and N. Soter Ultraviolet-B phototherapy for early-stage cutaneous T-cell lymphoma Arch Dermatol 128 1992 931 933
45. H. Hönigsmann, W. Brenner, W. Rauschmeier, K. Konrad, and K. Wolff Photochemotherapy for cutaneous T cell lymphoma J Am Acad Dermatol 10 1984 238 245
46. T.P. Millard, and J.L. Hawk Photosensitivity disorders: cause, effect and management Am J Clin Dermatol 3 2002 239 246
47. M. Kerscher, M. Volkenandt, P. Lehmann, G. Plewig, and M. Röcken PUVA-bath photochemotherapy of lichen planus Arch Dermatol 131 1995 1210 1211
48. A. Rütter, H. Riemann, and T. Schwarz Photo- und Photochemotherapie: Seltenere Indikationen J. Krutmann H. Hönigsmann Handbuch der dermatologischen Phototherapie und Photodiagnostik 1997 Springer Berlin, Heidelberg 145 166
49. C. Grattan, S. Powell, and F. Humphreys Management and diagnostic guidelines for urticaria and angio-oedema Br J Dermatol 144 2001 708 714
50. M. Hannuksela, and E.L. Kokkonen Ultraviolet light therapy in chronic urticaria Acta Derm Venereol 54 1985 449 450
51. A. Baldo, E. Sammarco, and M. Monfrecola UVB phototherapy for pruritus in polycythaemia vera J Dermatol Treat 7 1996 245 246
52. I.R. Faver, M.S. Daoud, and W.P. Su Aquired reactive perforating collagenosis J Am Acad Dermatol 30 1994 575 580
53. W.L. Morison In vivo effects of psoralens plus longwave ultraviolet radiation on immunity Natl Cancer Inst Monogr 66 1984 243 246
54. A.A. El-Ghorr, and M. Norval Biological effects of narrow-band (311 nm TL01) UVB irradiation: a review J Photochem Photobiol B 38 1997 99 106
55. B.L. Diffey Factors affecting the choice of a ceiling on the number of exposures with TL01 ultraviolet B phototherapy Br J Dermatol 149 2003 428 430
56. P. McLoone, I. Man, S. Yule, A. Fluitman, H. Van Loveren, and M. Norval Whole-body UVB (TL-01) or UVA-1 irradiation does not alter the levels of immunomodulatory cytokines in the serum of human volunteers Photodermatol Photoimmunol Photomed 20 2004 76 80
57. B.M. Ozawa, K. Ferenczi, T. Kikuchi, I. Cardinale, L.M. Austin, and T.R. Coven 312-nanometer ultraviolet B light (narrow-band UVB) induces apoptosis of T cells within psoriatic lesions J Exp Med 189 1999 711 718
58. M. Lebwohl Should we switch from combination UVA/UVB phototherapy units to narrowband UVB Photodermatol Photoimmunol Photomed 18 2002 44 46
59. J. Ferguson Reply to Mark Lebwohl Photodermatol Photoimmunol Photomed 18 2002 47
60. J. Wishart A new method of phototesting before narrowband UVB therapy Photodermatol Photoimmunol Photomed 17 2001 197 199
61. S.M. Langan, A. Heerey, M. Barry, and L. Barnes Cost analysis of narrowband UVB phototherapy in psoriasis J Am Acad Dermatol 50 2004 623 626