Anthralin - UVB Phototherapy for Psoriasis.
- Author:
Jai Il YOUN
;
Kyu Han KIM
;
Yoo Shin LEE
- Publication Type:Original Article
- MeSH:
Anthralin*;
Humans;
Phototherapy*;
Pruritus;
Psoriasis*
- From:Korean Journal of Dermatology
1984;22(6):619-625
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Our study was performed to evaluate the efficacy of anthralin-UVB therapy on patients with psoriasis. We studied twenty two patients suffering from plaque-type psoriasis of varying degrees of severity. The results can be summarized as follows. l. 2p patients(90.9%) out of the total 22 patients showed grade 4 improvement. The rernaining 2 patients failed to respond to treatment, 2. Arnong the improved 2Q patients, 2 patients who were treated more than 3p times for grade 4 improvement were excluded, so cleared patients were 18(81.8%). 3. Arnong the 18 cleared patients, the mean nurnber of therapy wasg. 6 for grade 3 and 12. 5 for grade 4 in the cases of trunk lesiona, and 13. 2 for grade 3 and 17. 8 for grade 4 in the cases of extrernities lesions. With above results, anth-ralin-UVB therapy was rnore effective in lesions of the trunk than in those of extremi.ties. 4. Notable side effects were pruritus in 6 patients(27.3pg), staining in 4 patients (18,2%), and 1ITltatioB in 2 patients(9.1%)
