Successful Treatment of Scleroderma with PUVA Therapy
| Autor: | Takuro Kanekura, Tamotsu Kanzaki, Shigeto Matsushita, Kenjiro Terasaki, Seita Fukumaru, Shimako Mizoguchi |
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| Rok vydání: | 1996 |
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Male medicine.medical_specialty Knee Joint medicine.medical_treatment Hand closure Dermatology Scleroderma Scleroderma Localized Finger Joint medicine Humans Range of Motion Articular PUVA Therapy Aged Skin Scleroderma Systemic business.industry Progressive systemic sclerosis General Medicine Middle Aged Hand medicine.disease PUVA therapy Female Skin sclerosis business Generalized scleroderma |
| Zdroj: | The Journal of Dermatology. 23:455-459 |
| ISSN: | 0385-2407 |
| DOI: | 10.1111/j.1346-8138.1996.tb04054.x |
| Popis: | PUVA therapy was carried out on four patients with scleroderma; three of them had cutaneous manifestations of progressive systemic sclerosis and one other exhibited generalized morphea. PUVA therapy was given with daily doses of 0.25 J/cm2 or 0.4 J/cm2 for 3–8 weeks, resulting in total doses between 3.5 J/cm2 and 9.6 J/cm2. All four patients responded well to this treatment; improvements of hand closure, skin sclerosis index, and flexion of fingers or knee joints were obtained. Thus, PUVA appeared to be beneficial for treating scleroderma. |
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