Addition of short-contact anthralin therapy to an ultraviolet B phototherapy regimen: assessment of efficacy.
The purpose of this study was to determine whether the addition of short-contact anthralin therapy to an ultraviolet B phototherapy regimen would result in more rapid resolution of psoriatic plaques. A bilateral paired comparison between an ultraviolet B phototherapy regimen with and without short-contact anthralin was completed in eleven patients. Only two of the patients responded faster on the anthralin-treated side. Our results do not support the routine addition of short-contact anthralin therapy to ultraviolet B phototherapy regimens, but this combination may be more effective in a minority of patients.
D000873:Anthracenes / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D000875:Anthralin / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D004341:Drug Evaluation; D006801:Humans; D011565:Psoriasis / Q000628:therapy*; D014467:Ultraviolet Therapy
D000873:Anthracenes; D000875:Anthralin