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Immunomodulation induced by psoralen plus ultraviolet A radiation Volume 8, issue 3, April-May 1998

Authors
Department of Dermatology, University Hospital, Besançon, France.
  • Page(s) : 212-3
  • Published in: 1998

Since 1974, psoralen plus ultraviolet A radiation (PUVA) has been widely used for the treatment of a variety of skin diseases. Because the pathology of diseases such as psoriasis, vitiligo, alopecia, lichen planus, atopic dermatitis, and graft-versus-host disease is thought to involve immune mechanisms, it has been suggested that at least some of the beneficial effects of PUVA may be due to its immunomodulatory properties. This paper [...]