Phototherapy is a recommended treatment regimen for different scleroderma spectrum
disorders, but so far it has been included neither by European nor by worldwide experts …

Systemic scleroderma—also known as systemic sclerosis (SS c)—is a chronic systemic
connective tissue disease characterized by collagen deposition in cutaneous and internal …

In systemic sclerosis (SSc; scleroderma) fibrosis of the skin can lead to considerable
morbidity. No significant improvement has been reported from studies investigating …

Background. The cutaneous changes seen in systemic sclerosis (SSc) can result in
considerable patient morbidity. Aim. We previously reported on the beneficial effect of …

Background Extracorporeal photochemotherapy (photopheresis), an immune‐modulating
therapy, has been demonstrated to elicit a therapeutic response in the treatment of several …

Previous studies report the benefit of UVA1 phototherapy in treating acrosclerosis in patients
with systemic sclerosis. We carried out a retrospective study to examine the effectiveness of …

Systemic and localized scleroderma are difficult to manage diseases with no accepted gold
standard of therapy to date. Phototherapeutic modalities for scleroderma show promise. A …

Phototherapy is an effective treatment strategy for a variety of sclerosing skin conditions.
There are a number of phototherapeutic modalities used for the treatment of sclerosing skin …

Abstract Systemic sclerosis (scleroderma)(SSc) is a rare autoimmune disorder characterized
by excessive production of collagen. Extracorporeal photopheresis (photochemotherapy …

Background: Effective treatment modalities for systemic sclerosis, a life-threatening and
disabling disease, are still lacking. Possible efficacy of photopheresis has been reported in …