An evaluation of the treatment of parapsoriasis with phototherapy.

Abstract

Whether parapsoriasis represents an early stage of T-cell cutaneous lymphoma is still the subject of controversy. We evaluated the efficacy of phototherapy in the treatment of parapsoriasis and its relation with TCCL. Patients diagnosed with parapsoriasis and treated with phototherapy PUVA or UVB-NB were selected. Between 1 to 8 years following treatment the evolution of their disease was evaluated. In 62 patients the cure rate was 79.3% and 17.2% showed improvement of the lesions. Only two patients developed full blown T-cell cutaneous lymphoma. Phototherapy is an excellent treatment for parapsoriasis, with high cure rates, regardless of the type of phototherapy employed. Of the 62 patients under study, parapsoriasis showed no general tendency to progress to T-cell cutaneous lymphoma.

• Authors: Ida Alzira Gomes Duarte, Karen Levy Korkes, Vanessa Alice M Amorim, Clarice Kobata, Roberta Buense, Rosana Lazzarini
• Journal: Anais brasileiros de dermatologia (An Bras Dermatol) 2013 Mar-Apr Vol. 88 Issue 2 Pg. 306-8 ISSN: 1806-4841 [Electronic] Spain
• PMID: 23739710 (Publication Type: Evaluation Study, Journal Article)

Topics

• Adult
• Aged
• Aged, 80 and over
• Female
• Follow-Up Studies
• Humans
• Lymphoma, T-Cell, Cutaneous (prevention & control)
• Male
• Middle Aged
• Parapsoriasis (radiotherapy)
• Skin Neoplasms (prevention & control)
• Treatment Outcome
• Ultraviolet Therapy (methods)
• Young Adult