Evaluation of 25 years of phototherapy for treating psoriasis at a teaching hospital in southern Spain
AbstractBACKGROUND:For years, phototherapy has been used in a wide range of skin diseases, which is unsurprising as skin is the anatomical feature most directly exposed to light, especially in psoriasis. Although the role of light therapy has been replaced by different therapeutic modalities in rece...
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| author | Tomas Toledo-Pastrana María José García-Hernández Ana María Carrizosa-Esquivel Francisco Miguel Camacho-Martínez |
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| description | AbstractBACKGROUND:For years, phototherapy has been used in a wide range of skin diseases, which is unsurprising as skin is the anatomical feature most directly exposed to light, especially in psoriasis. Although the role of light therapy has been replaced by different therapeutic modalities in recent years, this treatment is now an established option for many skin diseases.OBJECTIVES:The aim was to characterize the patient population thathad received the aforementioned treatment in the Virgen Macarena Health Area in Seville (Spain) between June 1985 and October 2011.METHODS:We have designed a descriptive study with a univariate analysis covering 443 treatments with light therapy, all administered to the same number of patients suffering from psoriasis.RESULTS:79.15% of patients were discharged due to improvement or healing, while the 20.85% were discharged due to other reasons. The average total accumulative dose was 131.53 J/cm2. We do not detected an increase in proportion in patients for develop NMSK after light therapy treatment.CONCLUSIONS:We consider that phototherapy is still an effective and efficient treatment that will have to be reconsidered in the current macroeconomic context. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-bc1ee06a2dd448999cb8c803e92799872022-12-21T17:34:39ZengSociedade Brasileira de DermatologiaAnais Brasileiros de Dermatologia0365-05962015-08-0190447347810.1590/abd1806-4841.20153694Evaluation of 25 years of phototherapy for treating psoriasis at a teaching hospital in southern SpainTomas Toledo-PastranaMaría José García-HernándezAna María Carrizosa-EsquivelFrancisco Miguel Camacho-MartínezAbstractBACKGROUND:For years, phototherapy has been used in a wide range of skin diseases, which is unsurprising as skin is the anatomical feature most directly exposed to light, especially in psoriasis. Although the role of light therapy has been replaced by different therapeutic modalities in recent years, this treatment is now an established option for many skin diseases.OBJECTIVES:The aim was to characterize the patient population thathad received the aforementioned treatment in the Virgen Macarena Health Area in Seville (Spain) between June 1985 and October 2011.METHODS:We have designed a descriptive study with a univariate analysis covering 443 treatments with light therapy, all administered to the same number of patients suffering from psoriasis.RESULTS:79.15% of patients were discharged due to improvement or healing, while the 20.85% were discharged due to other reasons. The average total accumulative dose was 131.53 J/cm2. We do not detected an increase in proportion in patients for develop NMSK after light therapy treatment.CONCLUSIONS:We consider that phototherapy is still an effective and efficient treatment that will have to be reconsidered in the current macroeconomic context.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0365-05962015000400473&tlng=enEpidemiologyPUVA TherapyPhotobiologyPsoriasisTime-to-Treatment |
| spellingShingle | Tomas Toledo-Pastrana María José García-Hernández Ana María Carrizosa-Esquivel Francisco Miguel Camacho-Martínez Evaluation of 25 years of phototherapy for treating psoriasis at a teaching hospital in southern Spain Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia Epidemiology PUVA Therapy Photobiology Psoriasis Time-to-Treatment |
| title | Evaluation of 25 years of phototherapy for treating psoriasis at a teaching hospital in southern Spain |
| title_full | Evaluation of 25 years of phototherapy for treating psoriasis at a teaching hospital in southern Spain |
| title_fullStr | Evaluation of 25 years of phototherapy for treating psoriasis at a teaching hospital in southern Spain |
| title_full_unstemmed | Evaluation of 25 years of phototherapy for treating psoriasis at a teaching hospital in southern Spain |
| title_short | Evaluation of 25 years of phototherapy for treating psoriasis at a teaching hospital in southern Spain |
| title_sort | evaluation of 25 years of phototherapy for treating psoriasis at a teaching hospital in southern spain |
| topic | Epidemiology PUVA Therapy Photobiology Psoriasis Time-to-Treatment |
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