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The effect of topical PUVA on the disease course and immunity of T. mentagrophytes dermatophytosis was investigated in guinea pigs. Animals which had been inoculated on nontreated skin showed mild erythematous lesions with scaling in a few days and then developed the most intense reaction between days 10 and 14. The lesions resolved completely by the third week. On the other hand, animals which had been inoculated on the PUVA-treated sites showed only mild squamous, erythematous lesions until the fourth postinfective week, when the intense reaction began to appear. Complete regression was observed by the fifth week in these animals. Trichophytin tests performed on the 14th day were positive in the guinea pigs of nontreated group, while negative in the PUVA-treated animals. The latter group revealed a positive reaction on the fifth week. PUVA did not show inhibitory effect on the sensitization by intracutaneous injection of trichophytin antigen. The PUVA treatment depleted the ATPase-positive Langerhans' cells. These results indicate that PUVA treatment suppresses the immunity of dermatophytosis and delays the spontaneous resolution of the lesions, and suggest that the Langerhans' cell is involved in the development of cell-mediated immunity in experimental dermatophytosis.
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Okuwa, T., Horio, T. The inhibitory effect of PUVA on the immunity of experimental dermatophytosis in guinea pigs. Arch Dermatol Res 278, 320–323 (1986). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00407746
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