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Practical Guidelines for Broadband UVB, Narrowband UVB, UVA-1 Phototherapy, and PUVA Photochemotherapy — A Proposal

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Dermatological Phototherapy and Photodiagnostic Methods

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This is an overview of the guidelines for phototherapy with ultraviolet (UV) radiation and with psoralen photochemotherapy (PUVA) in the treatment of skin diseases as currently used in the institutions of the authors. There are, of course, other protocols in use that are effective. However, the guidelines presented here have proven safe and successful over many years of phototherapeutic practice and may aim at minimizing potential short-term and long-term side effects by optimizing therapeutic strategies.

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  1. Herbert Hönigsmann
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Editors and Affiliations

  1. Clinical and Experimental Photodermatology, Heinrich-Heine-Universität, Moorenstraße 5, D-40225, Düsseldorf, Germany

    Jean Krutmann M.D.

  2. Abt. für spezielle Dermatologie und Umweltdermatosen, Universitäts-Hautklinik AKH, Währinger Gürtel 18-20, A-1090, Wien, Austria

    Helmut Hönigsmann

  3. Department of Dermatology, University of Alabama at Birmingham SDB 67, 35294-0007, Birmingham, AL, USA

    Craig A. Elmets M.D.

  4. Department of Dermatology, UT Southwestern Medical Center, 5323 Harry Hines Blvd., 75390-9069, Dallas, TX, USA

    Paul R. Bergstresser M.D.

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Hönigsmann, H., Krutmann, J. (2001). Practical Guidelines for Broadband UVB, Narrowband UVB, UVA-1 Phototherapy, and PUVA Photochemotherapy — A Proposal. In: Krutmann, J., Hönigsmann, H., Elmets, C.A., Bergstresser, P.R. (eds) Dermatological Phototherapy and Photodiagnostic Methods. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-04511-4_19

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