PUVA (psoralen and UVA) is an ultraviolet light therapy treatment for skin diseases: vitiligo, eczema, psoriasis, graft-versus-host disease, mycosis fungoides...

PUVA lentigines is a cutaneous condition caused by PUVA therapy.: 686  James, William D.; Berger, Timothy G.; et al. (2006). Andrews' Diseases of the...

and ultraviolet A phototherapy (PUVA). A 2013 meta-analysis found no difference in efficacy between NB-UVB and PUVA in the treatment of psoriasis, but...

radiation, allegedly clearing up the disease. Levels of individual patient PUVA exposure were originally determined using the Fitzpatrick scale. The scale...

UVA (PUVA) therapy can be used to treat hyperproliferative skin disorders like psoriasis and certain kinds of skin cancer. Unfortunately, PUVA treatment...

diseases. There are two main treatments: UVB that is the most common, and PUVA. There are four UVB types of lamps: Fluorescnt Broad-Band UVB that emit 280-330...

A PUVA keratosis is a precancerous keratotic skin lesion that arises from exposure to psoralen plus ultraviolet A light therapy.: 730  PUVA-induced acrobullous...

lacks the side effects caused by psoralens and is as effective as PUVA. As with PUVA, treatment is carried out twice weekly in a clinic or every day at...

inflammatory cell infiltrate and necrotising vasculitis. Treatments like PUVA therapy, photodynamic therapy, low dose aspirin, and corticosteroids are...

treatment for mycosis fungoides is psoralen plus ultraviolet A (PUVA therapy). PUVA is a photochemotherapy that involves topical or oral administration...

characterized by lentigines include: Lentigo simplex Solar lentigo (Liver spots) PUVA lentigines Ink spot lentigo LEOPARD syndrome Mucosal lentigines Multiple...

wavelength). UVA combined with psoralen, a drug taken orally, is known as PUVA treatment. In UVB phototherapy the exposure time is very short, seconds to...

psoriasis. Due to the potential of psoralens to cause damage to the liver, PUVA therapy may be used only a limited number of times over a patient's lifetime...

developed on the basis of skin color to measure the correct dose of UVA for PUVA therapy, and when the initial testing based only on hair and eye color resulted...

steroids can be taken orally; the immunosuppressive drug tacrolimus, or PUVA therapy may also be tried. Dapsone (diamino-diphenyl sulfone), an antibacterial...

Mechlorethamine (nitrogen mustard) Phototherapy (broad and narrow band UVB or PUVA) Electron therapy Conventional radiation therapy Photopheresis Interferons...

(EMR): by light: light therapy (phototherapy) ultraviolet light therapy PUVA therapy photodynamic therapy photothermal therapy cytoluminescent therapy...

has been reported as speeding resolution. In exceptionally severe cases PUVA therapy may be considered. The patches of pityriasis alba may last from 1...

oral glucocorticoids may be indicated. Other reported treatments include PUVA, UVA/UVB phototherapy, astemizole, acitretin, and etretinate. When appears...

lentigo Lentigo maligna Mucosal lentigines Partial unilateral lentiginosis PUVA lentigines Melasma Erythema dyschromicum perstans Lichen planus pigmentosus...

M (January 2012). "[Extensive Dowling-Degos disease following long term PUVA therapy]". Annales de Dermatologie et de Vénéréologie. 139 (1): 54–7. doi:10...

repigment the lesions of nevus depigmentosus such as PUVA, excimer laser, and different grafting techniques. PUVA therapy has not been shown to be beneficial....

Light therapy using heliotherapy, balneophototherapy, psoralen plus UVA (PUVA), light has tentative support but the quality of the evidence is not very...

and ultraviolet light to the affected skin area over a period of 12 weeks (PUVA therapy). List of allergies Petition to include garlic in the EU list of...

Sánchez-Pedreño P, Aliaga A (1997). "Treatment of aquagenic urticaria with PUVA and astemizole". Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology. 36 (1):...

psoralen, an oral or topical medication, the combined therapy is referred to as PUVA. A concern with the use of commercial tanning is that beds that primarily...

From Kerala to Singapore : Voices from the Singapore Malayalee community. Puva Arumugam. Singapore: Marshall Cavendish Pte Ltd. ISBN 9789814721837. OCLC 962741080...

China is notable for its expertise in resolving difficult-to-reach tumours. PUVA therapy uses psoralen as photosensitiser and UVA ultraviolet as light source...

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umbilical blood sample PUD peptic ulcer disease PUO pyrexia of unknown origin PUVA psoralen UV A (photochemical ultraviolet light A waves) p.v. per vagina (as...