Oral psoralen photochemotherapy of atopic eczema.
Oral administration of 8-methoxypsoralen followed by exposure to a high-intensity longwave ultraviolet treatment system resulted in clearing of atopic eczema in 15 patients. Paired-comparison studies demonstrated that this treatment was superior both to conventional ultraviolet light therapy and to no treatment. Short-term observation suggests that regular therapy is necessary to maintain remission of the disease.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D003374:Coumarins / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D004485:Eczema / Q000188:drug therapy*; D005363:Ficusin / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010778:Photochemotherapy; D014467:Ultraviolet Therapy
D003374:Coumarins; D005363:Ficusin