Ultraviolet Therapy (Therapy, Ultraviolet)
The use of ultraviolet electromagnetic radiation in the treatment of disease, usually of the skin. This is the part of the sun's spectrum that causes sunburn and tanning. Ultraviolet A, used in PUVA, is closer to visible light and less damaging than Ultraviolet B, which is ionizing.
Also Known As:
Therapy, Ultraviolet; Actinotherapies; Therapies, Ultraviolet; Ultraviolet Therapies; Actinotherapy
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Therapy Context: Research Results
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1. | Psoriasis (Pustulosis Palmaris et Plantaris)
06/01/2022
- " We used the following terms, namely "photochemotherapy," "phototherapy," "psoriasis," "UVB," "UVA" and "ultraviolet therapy," to search the Cochrane Controlled Register of Trials, MEDLINE and Embase databases on August 1, 2019. " 10/01/1972
- " Ultraviolet therapy of psoriasis: a critical study." 03/01/2015
- " Digital ultraviolet therapy: a novel therapeutic approach for the targeted treatment of psoriasis vulgaris." 01/01/2004
- " There are many treatment modalities for psoriasis including topical therapy, ultraviolet light therapy, systemic agents, and more recently the advent of the biologic agents. " 03/01/1994
- " Photoprotective action of emollients in ultraviolet therapy of psoriasis."
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2. | Vitiligo
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3. | Atopic Dermatitis (Atopic Eczema)
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4. | Neoplasms (Cancer)
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5. | Neoplasm Metastasis (Metastasis)
10/01/1992
- " Despite actinotherapy and chemotherapy one and a half years after the onset of the disease X-ray examination revealed metastases in the lungs which were successfully cured by further doses of the above two types of treatment. " 02/01/2006
- " In multifactorial analysis there were evaluated these clinical parametres: age of patient, sex, localisation of primary tumor, Dukes classification, grading, staging and histology of primary tumor, histologicaly free resection margin, chemotherapy or actinotherapy after colorectal operation, type of liver resection, complications after liver surgery, radicality of liver surgery, lateralisation of liver metastatic process, number of metastases, blood transfusions, repeated liver surgery, volume of metastases. "
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