Failure of short‐term psoralen and ultraviolet A light maintenance treatment to prevent early relapse in patients with chronic recurring plaque‐type psoriasis

S Radakovic, A Seeber… - Photodermatology …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
Background: Photochemotherapy using psoralen and ultraviolet A light (PUVA) is a highly
effective treatment option for patients with severe psoriasis. Maintenance treatment has …

Narrowband UV-B (TL-01) phototherapy vs oral 8-methoxypsoralen psoralen–UV-A for the treatment of chronic plaque psoriasis

T Markham, S Rogers, P Collins - Archives of dermatology, 2003 - jamanetwork.com
Objective To compare the efficacy of narrowband UV-B (TL-01) phototherapy with oral 8-
methoxypsoralen photochemotherapy (8-MOP psoralen–UV-A [PUVA]) in patients with …

A comparative study of different treatment frequencies of psoralen and ultraviolet A in psoriatic patients with darker skin types (randomized‐controlled study)

M El‐Mofty, H El Weshahy, R Youssef… - Photodermatology …, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
Background: Photochemotherapy psoralen and ultraviolet A (PUVA) is a viable option for
treatment of psoriasis. However, concerns about its side effects have raised the need to …

Randomized double-blind trial of the treatment of chronic plaque psoriasis: Efficacy of psoralen–uv-a therapy vs narrowband uv-b therapy

SS Yones, RA Palmer, TT Garibaldinos… - Archives of …, 2006 - jamanetwork.com
Objective To compare the efficacy of oral psoralen–UV-A (PUVA) therapy with that of
narrowband UV-B (NB-UVB) therapy in patients with chronic plaque psoriasis. Design …

Twice‐vs. thrice‐weekly MPD PUVA in psoriasis: a randomized‐controlled efficacy study

MC Valbuena, O Hernandez, M Rey… - Photodermatology …, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
Background: Oral psoralen‐ultraviolet A (PUVA) has been the treatment of choice of
moderate to severe forms of psoriasis, however there is no standardized worldwide protocol …

Therapeutic Effectiveness of Psoralen-U VA Bath Therapy In Psoriasis

MT Rodríguez-Granados, MJ Pereira-Rodríguez… - Actas Dermo …, 2009 - Elsevier
INTRODUCTION: The use of psoralen baths with long-wave UV radiation, known as PUVA
bath therapy, is useful in the treatment of psoriasis. The therapy is not associated with …

Narrowband UV-B phototherapy vs photochemotherapy in the treatment of chronic plaque-type psoriasis: a paired comparison study

A Tanew, S Radakovic-Fijan, M Schemper… - Archives of …, 1999 - jamanetwork.com
Objective To compare the therapeutic efficacy of narrowband (TL-01) UV-B phototherapy vs
photochemotherapy (psoralen–UV-A [PUVA]) in patients with chronic plaque-type psoriasis …

Efficacy of psoralen plus ultraviolet A therapy vs. biologics in moderate to severe chronic plaque psoriasis: retrospective data analysis of a patient registry

M Inzinger, B Heschl, W Weger, A Hofer… - British Journal of …, 2011 - academic.oup.com
Background Few studies have directly compared the clinical efficacy of psoralen plus
ultraviolet A (PUVA) vs. biologics in the treatment of psoriasis. Objectives To compare the …

Oral 8-methoxypsoralen photochemotherapy of psoriasis: The European PUVA study: A cooperative study among 18 European centres

T Henseler, H Hönigsmann, K Wolff, E Christophers - The Lancet, 1981 - Elsevier
In a multicentre study in eighteen European cities 3175 patients were treated with
photochemotherapy (PUVA) for severe psoriasis and data obtained during a period of 39 …

Efficacy of bath psoralen plus ultraviolet A (PUVA) vs. system PUVA in psoriasis: a prospective, open, randomized, multicentre study

M Berneburg, T Herzinger, J Rampf… - British Journal of …, 2013 - academic.oup.com
Background Plaque psoriasis is an inflammatory disease affecting approximately 2% of the
population. The clinical hallmarks of psoriasis are sharply demarcated, erythematous …