Phototherapy of Psoriasis: Review and Update

Acta Dermatovenerologica Croatica

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 42-50

  Kostović, Krešimir ^a   Pašić, Aida ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZAGREB   (Croatia)

Author keywords

Keratectomy; Photochemotherapy; Photorefractive, excimer laser; Phototherapy; Psoriasis

Indexed keywords

BERGAPTEN; CALCIPOTRIOL; CORTICOSTEROID; CYCLOSPORIN A; ETRETIN; METHOTREXATE; METHOXSALEN; PSORALEN DERIVATIVE; RETINOID; TACALCITOL; TAZAROTENE;

BASAL CELL CARCINOMA; BURNING SENSATION; CATARACTOGENESIS; CONJUNCTIVITIS; DRUG MECHANISM; DRY SKIN; ERYTHEMA; EXCIMER LASER; EYE PROTECTION; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; HUMAN; KERATITIS; LIVER DYSFUNCTION; MELANOMA; NAUSEA; PHOTOSENSITIZATION; PHOTOTHERAPY; PHOTOTOXICITY; PRURITUS; PSORIASIS; PUVA; REVIEW; SIDE EFFECT; SKIN CANCER; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; ULTRAVIOLET B RADIATION; VOMITING;

HUMANS; LASER THERAPY, LOW-LEVEL; PHOTOCHEMOTHERAPY; PHOTOTHERAPY; PSORIASIS; ULTRAVIOLET THERAPY;

EID: 1942455932     PISSN: 1330027X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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