UVA1 phototherapy in the treatment of palmoplantar pustulosis: a pilot prospective study

Lasers in Medical Science

Volumn 31, Issue 8, 2016, Pages 1641-1643

  Su, Li na ^a   Xu, Xin ^a   Tang, Li ^a   Yu, Ning ^a   Ding, Yang feng ^a  

^a TONGJI UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Efficacy; Palmoplantar pustulosis; Phototherapy; UVA1

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BURNING SENSATION; CLINICAL EVALUATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HYPERPIGMENTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRURITUS; PSORIASIS AREA AND SEVERITY INDEX; PUSTULOSIS PALMOPLANTARIS; TREATMENT DURATION; ULTRAVIOLET PHOTOTHERAPY; BULLOUS SKIN DISEASE; CLINICAL TRIAL; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT STUDY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSORIASIS; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT PROJECTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PSORIASIS; SKIN DISEASES, VESICULOBULLOUS; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS; ULTRAVIOLET THERAPY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84979210482     PISSN: 02688921     EISSN: 1435604X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10103-016-2031-7     Document Type: Article

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