Successful treatment of systemic sclerosis with topical PUVA.
Treatment of a 43-year-old woman with systemic sclerosis with 8-methoxypsoralen and ultraviolet. A radiation (PUVA) resulted in the significant clinical and histological improvement of skin lesions without side effects.
Morita
A
A
Department of Dermatology, Nagoya City University Medical School, Japan.
Sakakibara
S
S
Sakakibara
N
N
Yamauchi
R
R
Tsuji
T
T
D000328:Adult; D001706:Biopsy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007596:Joints / Q000503:physiopathology; D011701:PUVA Therapy; D016059:Range of Motion, Articular; D012595:Scleroderma, Systemic / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D012867:Skin / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D013817:Thermography