COMPARISON OF PUVA AND BETA-CAROTENE IN THE TREATMENT OF POLYMORPHOUS LIGHT ERUPTION

被引:70
作者
PARRISH, JA
LEVINE, MJ
MORISON, WL
GONZALEZ, E
FITZPATRICK, TB
机构
[1] Department of Dermatology, Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
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D O I
10.1111/j.1365-2133.1979.tb05560.x
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R75 [皮肤病学与性病学];
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100206 ;
摘要
Therapy with oral psoralen photochemotherapy (PUVA) and oral beta‐carotene was compared in 29 patients with polymorphous light eruption. Complete remission occurred in 90% (9/ro) of those treated with PUVA and in 32% (6/19) treated with beta‐carotene. In the six patients who were treated in consecutive years with both modalities all had remission with PUVA while only two had remissions with beta‐carotene. Copyright © 1979, Wiley Blackwell. All rights reserved
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页码:187 / 191
页数:5
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