Comparison of topical PUVA with UVA for chronic vesicular hand eczema.
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https://doi.org/10.2340/0001555571118122Abstract
Topical PUVA was compared with UVA for the treatment of chronic vesicular hand eczema in a double-blind randomized within-patient trial. Twelve of 15 patients completed 8 weeks' treatment and were followed up for 8 weeks. Both sides improved over the 8-week treatment period (p less than 0.05) and both remained substantially better objectively and subjectively at 8 weeks' follow-up. There was no statistical difference between assessments of the treated hands at any stage. Nine of the patients who completed the study answered a questionnaire up to 18 months later. In 4, eczema was healed, 3 were better on the PUVA-treated hand and 1 on the UVA-treated hand. It is possible that UVA alone is beneficial for chronic hand eczema.Downloads
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1991-01-01
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Grattan, C. E., Carmichael, A. J., Shuttleworth, G. J., & Foulds, I. S. (1991). Comparison of topical PUVA with UVA for chronic vesicular hand eczema. Acta Dermato-Venereologica, 71(2), 118–122. https://doi.org/10.2340/0001555571118122
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