[Topical psoralen photochemotherapy (PUVA therapy) for severe atopic dermatitis (I): An analysis of correlation between effectiveness of PUVA therapy and clinical parameters].
Twenty-five patients with severe atopic dermatitis (AD) were subjected to PUVA therapy (topical 8-MOP application plus UVA irradiation). Excellent resolution was achieved in 18 cases (72%). Complete remission lasting 6.3 months in average was gained. In addition, the correlation between effectiveness of PUVA therapy and clinical parameters was statistically analyzed. As a result, an effectiveness of PUVA on AD was well correlated with sex (female), lower minimal phototoxic dose, higher severity and higher blood eosinophil counts. On the other hand, such correlation with the effectiveness was little in serum IgE levels, IgE.RAST scores to the house dust antigens and total irradiation doses.
Minaguchi
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S
Department of Dermatology, Juntendo University School of Medicine, Tokyo.
Yoshiike
T
T
Aikawa
Y
Y
Nakajima
S
S
Sindhvananda
J
J
Ogawa
H
H
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D003876:Dermatitis, Atopic / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000276:immunology; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007073:Immunoglobulin E / Q000032:analysis; D008297:Male; D011701:PUVA Therapy; D011852:Radioallergosorbent Test; D012737:Sex Factors
D007073:Immunoglobulin E