Phototherapy-induced erythema in patients with psoriasis and obesity treated with narrowband UVB phototherapy.
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Psoriasis is more common among patients with obesity. These patients tend to have more severe psoriasis. Therefore, a higher proportion of them require intensive treatment modalities such as phototherapy, but with not always dose adjustment. We report a phototherapy-induced erythema in patient with psoriasis and obesity treated with narrowband UVB phototherapy. Figure 1: Erythema located on the back (48 hours after UVB phototherapy)
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Photodermatology, photoimmunology & photomedicine
دوره 30 6 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2014