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Targeted UV-B Phototherapy: When and Why to Start
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We read with interest the article by Asawanonda and colleagues1 on the use of targeted UV-B phototherapy for plaque-type psoriasis, in which the authors describe results reported by our research team in a study dealing with similar treatments.2 We totally agree that targeted UV-B phototherapy is safe and convenient for the treatment of some skin disorders, including localized and recalcitrant psoriasis in plaques.
However, the assumption of the authors1 that we used the 308-nm excimer laser is incorrect. In fact we treated our patients with a 308-nm monochromatic excimer light, which was not generated by a laser but by a device releasing a noncoherent light.2
In addition, Asawanonda et al1 speculate that, because UV-B radiation penetrates rather superficially into the dermis, it might be of limited use in palmoplantar psoriasis. This has not been the case with our patients. Instead, we have seen that palmoplantar psoriasis is the form that . . . [Full Text of this Article]
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Torello Lotti, MD;
Riccardo Rossi, MD;
Piero Campolmi, MD
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