The efficacy and safety of targeted narrowband UVB therapy: a retrospective cohort study

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Esen Salman K., Kivanc Altunay I., SALMAN A.

TURKISH JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES, cilt.49, sa.2, ss.595-603, 2019 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 49 Sayı: 2
  • Basım Tarihi: 2019
  • Doi Numarası: 10.3906/sag-1810-110
  • Dergi Adı: TURKISH JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.595-603
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Alopecia areata, lichen simplex chronicus, psoriasis, targeted phototherapy, ultraviolet B, vitiligo, ULTRAVIOLET-B PHOTOTHERAPY, PLAQUE-TYPE PSORIASIS, TOPICAL 8-METHOXYPSORALEN, ALOPECIA-AREATA, VITILIGO
  • Marmara Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Background/aim: Phototherapy is a safe and effective treatment modality for numerous dermatological conditions. Recently, targeted phototherapy modalities have gained importance due to their advantages over conventional phototherapy. This retrospective study aimed to evaluate the safety and efficacy of targeted narrowband UVB phototherapy in patients with dermatological disorders.