Comparison of topical 8-methoxypsoralen and narrowband ultraviolet B with narrowband ultraviolet B alone in treatment-resistant sites in plaque-type psoriasis: A placebo-controlled study

Photodermatology Photoimmunology and Photomedicine

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 294-296

  Ehsani, Amir Houshang ^a   Ghaninejad, Haydeh ^a   Kiani, Amin ^a   Daneshpazhooh, Maryam ^a,b   Hosseini, S Hamed ^c   Noormohammadpoor, Pedram ^a  

^a TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^c TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

8 methoxypsoralen; Narrowband UVB; Phototherapy; Psoriasis

Indexed keywords

METHOXSALEN; PLACEBO;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEG DISEASE; MALE; PHOTOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSORIASIS VULGARIS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REMISSION; SIDE EFFECT; SKIN PIGMENTATION; THERAPY RESISTANCE; TREATMENT RESPONSE; ULTRAVIOLET B RADIATION;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; METHOXSALEN; MIDDLE AGED; PHOTOSENSITIZING AGENTS; PSORIASIS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SKIN PIGMENTATION; TIME FACTORS; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS; ULTRAVIOLET THERAPY;

EID: 81355151468     PISSN: 09054383     EISSN: 16000781     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0781.2011.00615.x     Document Type: Article

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