normal 0 false false false en-us x-none ar-sa microsoftinternetexplorer4 background : vitiligo as a common pigmentary disorder affects up to 2% of the general population. there are several treatment modalities in the literature but photo therapy is one of the best known with an improving effect. the goal of this study was to compare the efficacy of nb-uvb alone with adjunction of nb-uvb with ne...

BACKGROUND Narrow-band ultraviolet B (UVB) is an effective treatment for psoriasis, and open studies suggest that this phototherapy might improve atopic eczema. We did a randomised controlled trial to compare narrow-band UVB, UVA, and visible light phototherapy as second-line, adjunctive treatments in adult patients with moderate to severe atopic eczema. METHODS Phototherapy was administered ...

MATERIAL AND METHODS Fig. 1. Narrow-band UVB (NB-UVB) and combined UVAB treatTen adult patients (mean age 27 years) with symmetrical AD were ment results in half-side comparison study in 10 patients with atopic included in the half-side (right/left) comparison study. One side of the dermatitis ( 5 NB-UVB; 5 UVAB). body was treated with narrow-band UVB, the other with combined UVAB. The light so...

Narrow band UVB is succeeding psoralen and UVA irradiation as the main treatment of vitiligo vulgaris in several European countries. Vitamin B12 and folic acid deficiency in some vitiligo patients has prompted researchers to investigate the efficacy of these vitamins in the treatment of vitiligo. In the present controlled study we investigated the value of narrow band UVB phototherapy in the tr...

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Objective: Various topical agents block UVB penetration when applied before UVB therapy. The effects of topically used erythromycin and tetracycline on narrow band UVB has not been considered yet. We investigated the effects of topically used erythromycin 2%, erythromycin 4% and tetracycline on the penetration amount of narrow band UVB. Methods: In this study 32 patients without any photodermat...

Folate plays an important role in metabolism and its deficiency can lead to cardiovascular problems or carcinogenesis. Some studies show that narrow band UVB (NBUVB) causes folate deficiency by photolysis , while others have different opinions or even the contrary. With regard to paradoxes in this context, we decided to study the effect of NBUVB on folate levels in patients with dermatologic di...

BACKGROUND Narrow-band UVB is the most innovative steroid sparing treatment in atopic dermatitis. There are studies showing efficacy of Narrow-band UVB in childhood atopic dermatitis, but there is lack of clinical trials in the literature determining the length of remission. Therefore, we sought to highlight its efficacy, safety and its post-treatment efficacy in childhood atopic dermatitis. ...