Phototherapy (Light Therapy)

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2632 relevant articles (337 outcomes, 298 trials/studies) found for this Therapy

Description: Treatment of disease by exposure to light, especially by variously concentrated light rays or specific wavelengths.

Also Known As:

Light Therapy; Therapy, Photoradiation; Light Therapies; Photoradiation Therapies; Phototherapies; Therapies, Light; Therapies, Photoradiation; Therapy, Light; Photoradiation Therapy

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Therapy Context: Research Results

Therapeutics: 6127

Phototherapy: 2632

Photochemotherapy: 5428

Low-Level Laser Therapy: 277

Ultraviolet Therapy: 75

Heliotherapy: 44

Color Therapy: 4

Experts

1.	Altmeyer, P: 15 articles (05/2008 - 01/2000)
2.	Kreuter, Alexander: 11 articles (07/2008 - 02/2002)
3.	Gambichler, Thilo: 10 articles (07/2008 - 02/2002)
4.	Ferguson, J: 9 articles (09/2008 - 06/2000)
5.	Dawe, R S: 9 articles (09/2008 - 06/2000)
6.	Kreuter, A: 9 articles (05/2008 - 01/2001)
7.	von Kobyletzki, G: 9 articles (01/2003 - 01/2000)
8.	Altmeyer, Peter: 8 articles (11/2006 - 02/2002)
9.	Feldman, Steven R: 7 articles (10/2008 - 04/2002)
10.	Gambichler, T: 6 articles (05/2008 - 09/2000)

Related Diseases

1.	Psoriasis (Pustulosis Palmaris et Plantaris) 01/01/2004 - "The most recent form of phototherapy, 308-nm excimer laser, holds promise for becoming a useful tool in the treatment of stable, localized psoriasis." 01/01/2003 - "Narrowband UVB is highly effective for plaque psoriasis, but requires multiple phototherapy treatments, making patient compliance problematic. " 11/01/1995 - "BACKGROUND: Ultraviolet B phototherapy is an effective agent for the treatment of psoriasis; its most frequent acute side effect is burning of the skin. " 10/01/1995 - "This review illustrates that UVB phototherapy is not only a time-honored treatment, but also highly effective for widespread psoriasis. " 05/01/1991 - "An action spectrum, constructed from the median doses required for clearance of psoriasis using each of the lamps, showed that the effectiveness of the radiation decreased exponentially with increasing wavelength throughout the UVA waveband, such that radiation at 320 nm was an order of magnitude more effective than at 360 nm. This suggests that lamps with peak emission around 325 nm will be more effective than those conventionally used in PUVA units with a peak emission at 352 nm. Lamps with peak emission around 325 nm are also highly effective in the treatment of psoriasis with phototherapy alone. " Order ALL the reference details at left...
2.	Skin Diseases 09/01/2002 - "The use of ultraviolet B light (UVB) has been proven to be highly effective for treatment of various inflammatory skin diseases, but UVB phototherapy is limited by its carcinogenic side effects. " 12/15/2002 - "A novel improved form of UV-B phototherapy, narrowband UV-B, has been proven to be very effective in T-cell mediated dermatoses. " 12/01/2007 - "Phototherapy with narrow-band UVB (NB-UVB), with a peak exclusively at 311 nm wavelength, has been found to be more effective in treating a variety of skin diseases than conventional broad-band UVB (BB-UVB). " 12/01/2008 - "CONCLUSIONS: Full-spectrum UVA and UVA-1 phototherapy seem effective in the treatment of sclerotic skin diseases based on data retrieved from the literature. " 04/02/2007 - "Phototherapy has a profound immunosuppressive effect and is widely used for the treatment of immune mediated skin diseases. " Order ALL the reference details at left...
3.	Seasonal Affective Disorder 01/01/2009 - "BACKGROUND: Bright visible-spectrum light therapy has proven effective in the treatment of seasonal affective disorder (SAD) and recent basic research suggests that blue wavelengths approximately 470 nm account for that effectiveness. " 09/09/1996 - "Bright light therapy is an effective treatment for seasonal affective disorder, an uncommon condition marked by mild winter depression. " 01/01/1999 - "Light therapy with bright artificial light is especially beneficial in patients with a fall/winter pattern of depressive symptomatology that has been termed seasonal affective disorder. " 08/01/2001 - "Certain treatments may be more effective in specific subtypes; for example, light therapy is useful for seasonal affective disorder. " 02/01/2000 - "Recommendations for a light therapy--PREVALENCE OF SEASONAL AFFECTIVE DISORDER (SAD): Ca. 2% of the adult population in Europe; female to male ratio 4:1. DIAGNOSIS: Recurrent major depressive episodes in winter with full remission in summer. " Order ALL the reference details at left...
4.	Hyperbilirubinemia 05/01/2007 - "CONCLUSIONS: Our results demonstrate that the efficacy of Super LED phototherapy for treating hyperbilirubinemia in premature infants was significantly better than halogen phototherapy." 02/01/2000 - "The efficacy of double phototherapy, in the form of conventional phototherapy with special blue light plus fiberoptic phototherapy, was compared with conventional phototherapy consisting of special blue lamps alone in a relatively larger series of term newborns with significant hyperbilirubinemia. " 02/01/1992 - "The latencies of peak V and interpeaks I-V and III-V in the brain-stem auditory evoked response of infants with hyperbilirubinemia before phototherapy were significantly greater than those in a control group of infants. " 02/01/1991 - "These findings suggest that high-dose IVGG may be useful in the treatment of hyperbilirubinemia due to isoimmune haemolytic disease resistant to phototherapy." 11/01/1998 - "We conclude that light from LEDs should be considered a more effective treatment for hyperbilirubinemia than light from presently used phototherapy devices. " Order ALL the reference details at left...
5.	Atopic Dermatitis (Atopic Eczema) 12/01/2004 - "UVA1 phototherapy is highly effective in the treatment of moderate to severe atopic dermatitis and sclerosing diseases of the skin. " 04/01/1998 - "BACKGROUND: The results of an open, single-center study suggested that phototherapy with high doses of UVA1 radiation (UVA1R; 340-400 nm) is effective for acute, severe exacerbations of atopic dermatitis (AD). " 10/01/2001 - "OBJECTIVE: Our purpose was to compare the efficacy of high-dose with medium-dose UVA1 phototherapy for patients with severe generalized atopic dermatitis. " 02/01/2000 - "RESULTS: Medium-dose UVA1 phototherapy is effective for alleviating acute exacerbated atopic dermatitis as shown by a significant reduction of SCORAD ratings (P <.001) at the end of the active UV treatment period. " 12/01/1998 - "There is evidence that phototherapy in atopic dermatitis may be even more effective when combined with anti-staphylococcal measurements. " Order ALL the reference details at left...

Related Drugs and Biologics

1.	Ficusin (Psoralen)
2.	Bilirubin
3.	Methoxsalen (Oxsoralen)
4.	calcipotriene (calcipotriol)
5.	Cyclosporine (Ciclosporin)
6.	Acitretin
7.	Anthralin (Dithranol)
8.	Coal Tar (Estar)
9.	Melatonin
10.	Adrenal Cortex Hormones (Corticosteroids)

Related Therapies and Procedures

1.	Photochemotherapy (Photodynamic Therapy)
2.	Lasers (Laser)
3.	Phototherapy (Light Therapy)
4.	Drug Therapy (Chemotherapy)
5.	Excimer Lasers

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