• PUVA (psoralen and UVA) is an ultraviolet light therapy treatment for skin diseases: vitiligo, eczema, psoriasis, graft-versus-host disease, mycosis fungoides...
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  • PUVA lentigines is a cutaneous condition caused by PUVA therapy.: 686  James, William D.; Berger, Timothy G.; et al. (2006). Andrews' Diseases of the...
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  • A PUVA keratosis is a precancerous keratotic skin lesion that arises from exposure to psoralen plus ultraviolet A light therapy.: 730  PUVA-induced acrobullous...
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    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...
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    radiation, allegedly clearing up the disease. Levels of individual patient PUVA exposure were originally determined using the Fitzpatrick scale. The scale...
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    UVA (PUVA) therapy can be used to treat hyperproliferative skin disorders like psoriasis and certain kinds of skin cancer. Unfortunately, PUVA treatment...
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    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...
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    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...
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    inflammatory cell infiltrate and necrotising vasculitis. Treatments like PUVA therapy, photodynamic therapy, low dose aspirin, and corticosteroids are...
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    treatment for mycosis fungoides is psoralen plus ultraviolet A (PUVA therapy). PUVA is a photochemotherapy that involves topical or oral administration...
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    characterized by lentigines include: Lentigo simplex Solar lentigo (Liver spots) PUVA lentigines Ink spot lentigo LEOPARD syndrome Mucosal lentigines Multiple...
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    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...
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    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...
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    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...
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    steroids can be taken orally; the immunosuppressive drug tacrolimus, or PUVA therapy may also be tried. Dapsone (diamino-diphenyl sulfone), an antibacterial...
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    Mechlorethamine (nitrogen mustard) Phototherapy (broad and narrow band UVB or PUVA) Electron therapy Conventional radiation therapy Photopheresis Interferons...
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    (EMR): by light: light therapy (phototherapy) ultraviolet light therapy PUVA therapy photodynamic therapy photothermal therapy cytoluminescent therapy...
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  • has been reported as speeding resolution. In exceptionally severe cases PUVA therapy may be considered. The patches of pityriasis alba may last from 1...
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    lentigo Lentigo maligna Mucosal lentigines Partial unilateral lentiginosis PUVA lentigines Melasma Erythema dyschromicum perstans Lichen planus pigmentosus...
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    oral glucocorticoids may be indicated. Other reported treatments include PUVA, UVA/UVB phototherapy, astemizole, acitretin, and etretinate. When appears...
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    M (January 2012). "[Extensive Dowling-Degos disease following long term PUVA therapy]". Annales de Dermatologie et de Vénéréologie. 139 (1): 54–7. doi:10...
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    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...
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    repigment the lesions of nevus depigmentosus such as PUVA, excimer laser, and different grafting techniques. PUVA therapy has not been shown to be beneficial....
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  • Sánchez-Pedreño P, Aliaga A (1997). "Treatment of aquagenic urticaria with PUVA and astemizole". Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology. 36 (1):...
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    Light therapy using heliotherapy, balneophototherapy, psoralen plus UVA (PUVA), light has tentative support but the quality of the evidence is not very...
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    From Kerala to Singapore : Voices from the Singapore Malayalee community. Puva Arumugam. Singapore: Marshall Cavendish Pte Ltd. ISBN 9789814721837. OCLC 962741080...
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    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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    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...
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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...
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