BACKGROUND The cutaneous T-cell lymphoma (CTCL) is a disease characterised by cutaneous infiltrates of malignant, clonally expanded T-cells. Because individual genetic determination of angiogenetic and antioxidant properties of blood vessels could be partly responsible for phototherapy in CTCL patients, three polymorphisms in angiotensin converting enzyme and endothelin-1 genes were determined....

Organic semiconductor small molecules IHIC and ITIC have been developed as solar cell materials, because of their strong near-infrared absorption capabilities, they are promising for cancer phototherapy. This article reports the application molecule IHIC/ITIC liposomes in photothermal therapy photoacoustic imaging tumors firstly. Experiments show that liposome-loaded material has good biocompat...

Narrow-band UVB (NB-UVB) phototherapy is commonly used for treatment of psoriasis, though the mechanisms underlying its efficacy have not been completely elucidated. We used gene expression profiling to characterise gene expression in lesional epidermis from psoriasis patients in the middle and late stages of NB-UVB photo-therapy. Increased melanogenesis gene expression was the earliest respons...

Objective: Neonatal  jaundice (NJ)  is  one of the  most  common  cause  of  neonatal  hospital  admission.  Phototherapy is the main therapy for hyperbilirubinemia of neonatal jaundice. The efficacy of phototherapy depends on the dose and wavelength of light used and the surface area exposed. We  increased  photons  in  mirror  covered  tunnel  phototherapy  (MCTP)  by  putting  mirrors behind...

Practicingdermatologists todayareusingphototherapy to treat psoriasis, vitiligo, atopic dermatitis, and many other common and uncommon dermatoses. Treatments like narrowband UV-B (NB-UV-B), psoralen plus UV-A (PUVA), UV-A-1, and excimer laser are now in the armamentariumof today’sdermatologist. Butwhendid theuseofphototherapy in treating skin disease actually begin? Surprisingly, the history of...

BACKGROUND Psoriasis is associated with high treatment costs due to the increasing use of biologic drugs. Phototherapy has been demonstrated to be safe and cost effective for the treatment of psoriasis, although it is limited by the requirement for patients to visit a hospital various times a week. OBJECTIVES To evaluate the efficiency of home-based phototherapy with narrow-band UV-B radiatio...

1 Associate Professor, RMMCH 2 Post Graduate, RMMCH Abstract Background: Neonatal jaundice is one of the common newborn illness for which existing therapies are not only costly, time-consuming but also has some inherent risks. Phototherapy duration can be reduced by adding zinc salts. Uunconjugated bilirubin in the intestine (bilirubin and zinc can form a complex in physiologic pH) is precipita...

BACKGROUND Temporomandibular disorder (TMD) is described as a subgroup of orofacial pain with a set of signs and symptoms that involve the temporomandibular joint, masticatory muscles, ears, and neck. TMD can occur unilaterally or bilaterally and approximately 70% of the population is affected with at least one sign. The disorder progresses with orofacial pain, muscle pain involving the mastica...

A patient with Crigler-Najjar disease has survived with the help of phototherapy to the age of 2 years without neurological damage. Because long periods of phototherapy are a threat to normal development, a search was made for supplementary treatments. Cholestyramine and a high fat diet were effective, and possibly also aspartic acid. Maintenance therapy with cholestyramine allowed the amount o...