title: [Bath-PUVA therapy of granuloma annulare].
abstract: Sixteen patients with generalized granuloma anulare and two patients with localized granuloma anulare received bath-PUVA therapy. Their lesions previously had not responded to conventional therapy. After an average of 55 (11 to 61) treatments and a mean cumulative dose of 69.5 (7.1 to 261.5) J/cm2, complete remission was observed in 5 patients and a clear improvement in 10 patients. Three patients stopped therapy after few treatments. Recurrent lesions appeared in 4 patients; in three of them reinitiation of the bath-PUVA-therapy again led to complete remission. Maintenance therapy for several months may be useful for patients suffering from relapsing granuloma anulare. Potential risks of long-lasting bath-PUVA therapy should be taken into consideration.
authors.affiliation: Dermatologische Klinik und Poliklinik, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität, München.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Salomon
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Walchner
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Messer
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Plewig
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Röcken
mesh_terms: D001494:Baths; D016460:Granuloma Annulare / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011701:PUVA Therapy; D012008:Recurrence; D012074:Remission Induction; D016896:Treatment Outcome