title: [PUVA therapy: long-term degenerative effects. II. Study of ultrastructural changes in the skin induced by PUVA therapy].
abstract: The authors studied PUVA induced ultrastructural alterations in a group of 7 patients compared with 6 control subjects of same age. Hyperactivity of melanocytes was observed in all patients. Elastic fibers showed vacuolisation age and dose related. There was a reduplication of the basal layer of dermal capillaries and increased pinocytosis of endothelial cells, age and dose related also. The authors conclude that PUVA therapy induced alterations are degenerative; the target is located in deep dermis (capillaries and elastic fibers). No alterations of keratinocytes nor precancerous epithelial dysplasia was found. This confirms that UVA radiation is less aggressive for keratinocytes than UVB.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Dermatología, Hospital Clínico y Facultad de Medicina de Barcelona.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Torras
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Bombi
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D004334:Drug Administration Schedule; D004547:Elastic Tissue / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008854:Microscopy, Electron; D008875:Middle Aged; D011701:PUVA Therapy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D011565:Psoriasis / Q000188:drug therapy; D012867:Skin / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D012871:Skin Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D014617:Vacuoles / Q000648:ultrastructure
vernacular_title: PUVA terapia: efectos degenerativos a largo plazo. II. Estudio de las alteraciones ultraestructurales ocasionadas por la PUVA terapia en la piel.