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Extracorporeal Photochemotherapy

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Strategies for Immunointerventions in Dermatology

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Abstract

Immunointervention therapies have found a role in the management of many T cell- mediated skin diseases. Extracorporeal photochemotherapy (ECP) has found a role as an immunointervention in the following diseases:

  • Cutaneous T cell lymphoma (CTCL)

  • Pemphigus Vulgaris

  • Pemphigus foliaceous

  • Graft-versus-host disease (GVHD)

  • Psoriatic arthritis

  • Scleroderma

  • Lupuus erythematosus

  • Epidermolysis bullosa acquisita (EBA)

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  1. Department of Dermatology, University Hospital Zurich, Gloriastrasse 31, CH-8091, Zurich, Switzerland

    Günter Burg M.D. (Chairman) (Chairman)

  2. Department of Dermatology, University Hospital Zurich, Gloriastrasse 31, CH-8091, Zurich, Switzerland

    Reinhard G. Dummer M.D.

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Girardi, M., Heald, P. (1997). Extracorporeal Photochemotherapy. In: Burg, G., Dummer, R.G. (eds) Strategies for Immunointerventions in Dermatology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-60752-3_11

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