 |
|
COMMENTS AND OPINIONS
Targeted UV-B Phototherapy: When and Why to Start—Reply
|
|
| Since this article does not have an abstract, we have provided the first 150 words of the full text and any section headings. |
|
|
|
In reply
We thank Lotti and colleagues very much for their interest in our report in the December 2005 issue of the ARCHIVES1 and for pointing out the device used in their study.2
It is also very encouraging to learn from their experience that despite the superficial penetration characteristic of shorter UV wavelengths, targeted UV-B can be used to treat palmoplantar psoriasis with prolonged remission. This is probably because large fluences deliverable only by 308-nm excimer laser and targeted light systems and not by conventional phototherapy units were used. With such good response of the palmoplantar lesions, we speculate that these light systems can be used to treat psoriasis at other difficult locations such as the nail and the scalp.
It is exciting that more work involving targeted UV phototherapy is being conducted. We have recently completed our work on topical psoralen and targeted narrowband UV-B and are really . . . [Full Text of this Article]
AUTHOR INFORMATION
Pravit Asawanonda, MD;
Akrawat Chingchai, MD;
Pawinee Torranin, MD
 CiteULike  Connotea  Del.icio.us  Digg  Reddit  Technorati  Twitter
What's this?
RELATED ARTICLES
Targeted UV-B Phototherapy: When and Why to Start
Torello Lotti, Riccardo Rossi, and Piero Campolmi
Arch Dermatol. 2006;142(7):933-934.
EXTRACT
| FULL TEXT
Targeted UV-B Phototherapy for Plaque-type Psoriasis
Pravit Asawanonda, Akkrawat Chingchai, and Pawinee Torranin
Arch Dermatol. 2005;141(12):1542-1546.
ABSTRACT
| FULL TEXT
|
