Localized scleroderma denotes a spectrum of conditions characterized by circumscribed
fibrotic areas involving different levels of the dermis, subcutis, and sometimes underlying soft …

Juvenile scleroderma syndromes are multisystem autoimmune rheumatic diseases whose
unifying characteristic is the presence of hard skin and onset before 16 years of age. They …

Background: Extracorporeal photochemotherapy (EXP) is an immunomodulating therapy
that has been used in a limited number of patients with systemic sclerosis (SSC) with …

Abstract Purpose of Review Extracorporeal photochemotherapy (photopheresis, ECP) is a
cell-based immunomodulatory treatment that separates leukocytes from peripheral blood …

We measured serum levels of SP‐D in collagen diseases (110 cases) such as systemic
scleroderma (SSc), scleroderma spectrum disorders (SSD), systemic lupus erythematodes …

Although several case reports and case series have suggested efficacy for photopheresis in
the treatment of autoimmune diseases, few controlled studies have been conducted to test …

To the Editor: Faced with the often disappointing outcome of therapeutic interventions in
systemic sclerosis (SSc), we read with great interest the article of Knobler et al 1 published …

Reports on extracorporeal photopheresis, the use of leukopheresis with a leukocyte-rich cell
extract to treat cutaneous and noncutaneous disorders. Depletion of the leukocytes from the …

Introduction: Extracorporeal photopheresis (ECP) has been extensively used for the
treatment of immune-mediated diseases for over 20 years and has a consistent and …

[Frontiers in Bioscience 14, 4769-4777, January 1, 2009] 4769 Extracorporeal
photoimmunotherapy-photopheresis Theresa Dani1, Rob Page 1 [Frontiers in Bioscience 14 …