Ultraviolet light treatment of a patient with pityriasis lichenoides et varioliformis acuta (Mucha-Habermann disease). A case report.
The purpose of this case report is to detail the physical therapy of a patient with pityriasis lichenoides et varioliformis acuta (Mucha-Habermann disease), a condition usually not encountered by physical therapists. Prolonged exposure to ultraviolet light was the effective mode of treatment.
D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D026741:Physical Therapy Modalities / Q000379:methods; D010915:Pityriasis / Q000473:pathology / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D012867:Skin / Q000473:pathology; D014467:Ultraviolet Therapy