Treatment of Plaque Psoriasis by 308 nm Excimer Light in Egyptian Patients
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Treatment of inverse psoriasis with the 308 nm excimer laser.
BACKGROUND The treatment of inverse psoriasis can be both challenging and frustrating. Conventional topical and systemic treatments can be limited in terms of efficacy, acceptability and safety. The 308 nm excimer laser has been shown to be effective in the treatment of psoriatic plaques. METHODS A patient with chronic inverse psoriasis was treated with 308 nm excimer laser using a 3.5 cm spo...
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عنوان ژورنال: JOURNAL OF CLINICAL AND DIAGNOSTIC RESEARCH
سال: 2018
ISSN: 2249-782X
DOI: 10.7860/jcdr/2018/27687.11323