… nm, UVA1, has gained special attention and was applied in different dosages. So far, low-dose
(LD) and medium-dose (MD) UVA1 seems to be as effective as high-dose UVA1, with a …

… that UVA1 phototherapy has beneficial effects for both localized and systemic scleroderma.…
tic effectiveness of medium-dose UVA1 phototherapy in localized scleroderma in terms of …

… .9, 16, 22 In good agreement with our data is a recent parallel group study that compared
low-dose UVA1 (20 J/cm 2 ), medium-dose UVA1 (50 J/cm 2 ), and narrowband UVB for the …

… treatment for localized scleroderma (LS); however, the optimal dose of UVA1 still has not …
the therapeutic effectiveness of medium-dose (30 J/cm 2 ) UVA1 phototherapy and to show …

… including scleroderma. The devices used for therapeutic purpose were the fluorescent lamps
that permit low dose to medium dose UVA1 … UVA1 phototherapy for Localized scleroderma …

… scleroderma or localized scleroderma) and systemic scleroderma (SSc). Morphea differs from
SSc, as it does … the relative efficacy of medium-dose and low-dose UVA 1 phototherapy for …

… 8,9 In addition, after exposure of normal human skin to lower doses of UVA1 radiation,
moderate but significant induction of collagenase I mRNA expression was detected in situ in …

… we examined the effects of medium-dose UVA1 phototherapy on human dermal endothelial
… high- and medium-dose UVA1 phototherapy.44 Especially in this respect, low-dose UVA1 …

… low-dose UVA1 therapy has also been successfully employed in localized scleroderma.
17, 18 We recently demonstrated in a controlled study in 8 patients that medium-dose UVA1 is …

… Objective: We attempted to determine the efficacy of low-dose UVA 1 irradiation in patients
with severe localized scleroderma. Methods: Patients were irradiated with 20 J/cm 2 UVA 1 …