title: Phototherapy in children: Considerations and indications.
abstract: Phototherapy can be a safe and effective treatment for various skin diseases in children. Special considerations governing the use of this treatment modality in pediatric populations include patient, family, and facility-based factors that are oriented around heightened concerns with regard to safety and tolerability of treatment. Although phototherapy has been found to be effective in a wide range of dermatologic conditions affecting pediatric populations, including psoriasis, atopic dermatitis, pityriasis lichenoides, cutaneous T-cell lymphoma, and vitiligo, there is need for additional research on other conditions in which phototherapy has shown promise.
authors.affiliation: Harvard Medical School, Dermatology Program, Division of Allergy and Immunology, Department of Medicine, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA.
authors.forename: Cary S
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Crall
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, University of Massachusetts School of Medicine, Worcester, MA.
authors.forename: Jillian F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Rork
authors.affiliation: Harvard Medical School, Dermatology Program, Division of Allergy and Immunology, Department of Medicine, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA.
authors.forename: Sophia
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Delano
authors.affiliation: Harvard Medical School, Dermatology Program, Division of Allergy and Immunology, Department of Medicine, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA. Electronic address: Jennifer.huang@childrens.harvard.edu.
authors.forename: Jennifer T
authors.initials: JT
authors.lastname: Huang
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003876:Dermatitis, Atopic / Q000532:radiotherapy; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D016410:Lymphoma, T-Cell, Cutaneous / Q000532:radiotherapy; D018579:Patient Selection; D017514:Pityriasis Lichenoides / Q000532:radiotherapy; D011565:Psoriasis / Q000532:radiotherapy; D012871:Skin Diseases / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D014467:Ultraviolet Therapy / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods; D014820:Vitiligo / Q000532:radiotherapy