Phototherapy and photochemotherapy: an update.
Three types of phototherapy and 2 forms of photochemotherapy are now available for treatment of more than 40 diseases of the skin. Broadband ultraviolet B (UVB) phototherapy and oral psoralen photochemotherapy (PUVA) therapy are most widely available while there has been increased interest in topical PUVA therapy. Narrow-band UVB phototherapy and UVA-1 phototherapy offer potential for the future.
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Department of Dermatology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA.
D006801:Humans; D010778:Photochemotherapy / Q000379:methods* / Q000639:trends; D010789:Phototherapy / Q000379:methods / Q000639:trends*; D012871:Skin Diseases / Q000628:therapy*; D014467:Ultraviolet Therapy / Q000639:trends