UVA 370 NM PHOTOTHERAPY OF ATOPIC DERMATITIS
Ol'ga Jur'evna Olisova , Vladimir Vladimirovich Vladimirov , Ekaterina Konstantinovna Murakhovskaya
Russian Journal of Skin and Venereal Diseases ›› 2013, Vol. 16 ›› Issue (6) : 22 -27.
UVA 370 NM PHOTOTHERAPY OF ATOPIC DERMATITIS
The UVA (l = 370 nm) mechanism of action and its use in atopic dermatitis, therapeutic modes, indications and contraindications are discussed. The authors present the results of treatment of 24 patients by UVA 370 nm phototherapy. The patients were distributed into 2 groups. Group 1 consisted of 14 patients with moderate atopic dermatitis, receiving UVA monotherapy. Group 2 consisted of 10 patients with moderate to severe atopic dermatitis, receiving UVA phototherapy in combination with conventional therapy (antihis taminic drugs, adsorbents, emollients). The SCORAD index of group 1 patients reduced from 15.6 before therapy to 3.4 after therapy, in group 2 from 28.6 to 7.5, respectively. No side effects, except moderate dry ness of the skin, were recorded. The data indicated high efficiency and safety of the method.
ultraviolet / phototherapy / UVA-1 / atopic dermatitis
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