Granuloma annulare treated with narrowband UVB phototherapy
Abstract Granuloma annulare is a benign cutaneous inflammatory disease, whose lesions have spontaneous improvement in two years in 50% of cases, but there is recurrence in 40% of patients. Treatment may be topical, intralesional or systemic. The use of phototherapy with narrowband UVB is highlighted...
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| author | Bianca Pinheiro Bousquet Muylaert Roberta Almada Rossana Cantanhede Farias de Vasconcelos |
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| description | Abstract Granuloma annulare is a benign cutaneous inflammatory disease, whose lesions have spontaneous improvement in two years in 50% of cases, but there is recurrence in 40% of patients. Treatment may be topical, intralesional or systemic. The use of phototherapy with narrowband UVB is highlighted, whose mechanism of action in this disease is still unclear, probably related to the inhibition of T lymphocytes. Herein, a case of a disseminated granuloma annulare of difficult therapeutic management is described. It was treated with narrowband UVB phototherapy twice a week for six months, with good clinical improvement, being a good low-risk therapeutic option and that, in this case, provided quick and satisfactory response. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-5aa1f6c888174479a2c2f72b5179a3072022-12-21T19:23:40ZengSociedade Brasileira de DermatologiaAnais Brasileiros de Dermatologia0365-05962017-01-01925 suppl 1828410.1590/abd1806-4841.20174994Granuloma annulare treated with narrowband UVB phototherapyBianca Pinheiro Bousquet MuylaertRoberta AlmadaRossana Cantanhede Farias de VasconcelosAbstract Granuloma annulare is a benign cutaneous inflammatory disease, whose lesions have spontaneous improvement in two years in 50% of cases, but there is recurrence in 40% of patients. Treatment may be topical, intralesional or systemic. The use of phototherapy with narrowband UVB is highlighted, whose mechanism of action in this disease is still unclear, probably related to the inhibition of T lymphocytes. Herein, a case of a disseminated granuloma annulare of difficult therapeutic management is described. It was treated with narrowband UVB phototherapy twice a week for six months, with good clinical improvement, being a good low-risk therapeutic option and that, in this case, provided quick and satisfactory response.http://www.scielo.br/pdf/abd/v92n5s1/0365-0596-abd-92-05-s1-0082.pdfPhototherapyGranuloma annulareUltraviolet therapy |
| spellingShingle | Bianca Pinheiro Bousquet Muylaert Roberta Almada Rossana Cantanhede Farias de Vasconcelos Granuloma annulare treated with narrowband UVB phototherapy Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia Phototherapy Granuloma annulare Ultraviolet therapy |
| title | Granuloma annulare treated with narrowband UVB phototherapy |
| title_full | Granuloma annulare treated with narrowband UVB phototherapy |
| title_fullStr | Granuloma annulare treated with narrowband UVB phototherapy |
| title_full_unstemmed | Granuloma annulare treated with narrowband UVB phototherapy |
| title_short | Granuloma annulare treated with narrowband UVB phototherapy |
| title_sort | granuloma annulare treated with narrowband uvb phototherapy |
| topic | Phototherapy Granuloma annulare Ultraviolet therapy |
| url | http://www.scielo.br/pdf/abd/v92n5s1/0365-0596-abd-92-05-s1-0082.pdf |
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