PUVA treatment in Sweden

Authors

  • Bernt Lindelöf
  • Bardur Sigurgeirsson

Keywords:

PUVA

Abstract

To investigate the pattern of PUVA treatment in Sweden, eleven centers supplied protocols of 4945 PUVA-treated patients between 1974 and 1985. The information collected was evaluated by computer. The most common indications for PUVA treatment were: Psoriasis; 64%, Pustulosis Palmo Plantaris; 10.5%, and Eczema; 9.4%. Fifty-five different diagnoses were reported. The treated area was mainly the whole body; 70.6%. The type of psoralen regimen varied between different centers, but oral 8-MOP was the dominating psoralen; 77.1%. Forty-five patients had received more than 400 treatments, the highest number being 758, and 537 patients had received more than a total dose of 1000 J/cm2, the highest being 6476 J/cm2. The average PUVA dose per treatment was highest for Vitiligo patients but Alopecia Areata and Pustulosis Palmo Plantaris also received high doses per treatment. One hundred and thirty-eight patients were treated for Mycosis Fungoides and 11 for Sézary's Syndrome.

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Published

2026-10-15

How to Cite

Lindelöf, B., & Sigurgeirsson, B. (2026). PUVA treatment in Sweden. Acta Dermato-Venereologica, 71, 1–6. Retrieved from https://medicaljournalssweden.se/actadv/article/view/47049

Issue

Vol. 71 (1991): Supplement 169

Section

Supplements

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