Abstract | BACKGROUND: OBJECTIVE: METHODS: In this prospective right/left comparative, open, single-blinded trial, selected psoriasis plaques of 16 patients were treated with the excimer laser whereas the rest of the body was treated with UVB narrow-band phototherapy. A modified PASI score was used to evaluate the results. RESULTS: After 12 treatments, 15 patients were evaluated. In 2 patients no difference between the two body sides was observed. In 9 patients the laser-treated lesions showed better results, whereas in 4 patients the side treated with 311-nm UVB showed more clearing. The mean reduction in PASI score was 5.6 and 4.9, respectively (difference not significant). CONCLUSION:
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Authors | Simone Maria Goldinger, Reinhard Dummer, Peter Schmid, Mareike Prinz Vavricka, Gunter Burg, Severin Lauchli |
Journal | Dermatology (Basel, Switzerland)
(Dermatology)
Vol. 213
Issue 2
Pg. 134-9
( 2006)
ISSN: 1018-8665 [Print] Switzerland |
PMID | 16902290
(Publication Type: Journal Article, Randomized Controlled Trial)
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Copyright | Copyright 2006 S. Karger AG, Basel. |
Topics |
- Adult
- Aged
- Female
- Follow-Up Studies
- Humans
- Low-Level Light Therapy
(methods)
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Prospective Studies
- Psoriasis
(radiotherapy)
- Single-Blind Method
- Treatment Outcome
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