title: Acute myocardial infarction following psoralen plus ultraviolet light therapy.
abstract: Psoralen plus ultraviolet light therapy (PUVA) combines the administration of psoralen with an exposure to ultraviolet A radiation. Psoralen plus ultraviolet light therapy is used for the treatment of a variety of skin diseases including morphea and generally considered as a safe treatment modality. We present here a rare case of 65-year-old woman presented with acute myocardial infarction following PUVA session, which has not been reported previously.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Marmara University Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Fuad
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Samadov
authors.forename: Murat
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sunbul
authors.forename: Ibrahim
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Sari
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D004562:Electrocardiography; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000503:physiopathology; D011701:PUVA Therapy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D012594:Scleroderma, Localized / Q000188:drug therapy