National Guideline Clearinghouse | Guidelines of care for the management of psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis. Section 5: guidelines of care for the treatment of psoriasis with phototherapy and photochemotherapy.

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American Academy of Dermatology
Guidelines of care for the management of psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis. Section 5: guidelines of care for the treatment of psoriasis with phototherapy and photochemotherapy.


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Menter A, Korman NJ, Elmets CA, Feldman SR, Gelfand JM, Gordon KB, Gottlieb A, Koo JY, Lebwohl M, Lim HW, Van Voorhees AS, Beutner KR, Bhushan R. Guidelines of care for the management of psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis: Section 5. Guidelines of care for the treatment of psoriasis with phototherapy and photochemotherapy. J Am Acad Dermatol 2010 Jan;62(1):114-35. [170 references] PubMed

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National Guideline Clearinghouse | Guidelines of care for the management of psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis. Section 5: guidelines of care for the treatment of psoriasis with phototherapy and photochemotherapy.









J Am Acad Dermatol. 2010 Jan;62(1):114-35. Epub 2009 Oct 7.

Guidelines of care for the management of psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis: Section 5. Guidelines of care for the treatment of psoriasis with phototherapy and photochemotherapy.
Menter A, Korman NJ, Elmets CA, Feldman SR, Gelfand JM, Gordon KB, Gottlieb A, Koo JY, Lebwohl M, Lim HW, Van Voorhees AS, Beutner KR, Bhushan R.

Psoriasis Research Center, Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, USA.

Abstract
Psoriasis is a common, chronic, inflammatory, multisystem disease with predominantly skin and joint manifestations affecting approximately 2% of the population. In this fifth of 6 sections of the guidelines of care for psoriasis, we discuss the use of ultraviolet (UV) light therapy for the treatment of patients with psoriasis. Treatment should be tailored to meet individual patients' needs. We will discuss in detail the efficacy and safety as well as offer recommendations for the use of phototherapy, including narrowband and broadband UVB and photochemotherapy using psoralen plus UVA, alone and in combination with topical and systemic agents. We will also discuss the available data for the use of the excimer laser in the targeted treatment of psoriasis. Finally, where available, we will summarize the available data that compare the safety and efficacy of the different forms of UV light therapy.

PMID: 19811850 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
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