Phototherapy in dermatological maladies (Review)

• Published in: Experimental and therapeutic medicine Vol. 23; no. 4; p. 259
• Main Authors: Branisteanu, Daciana Elena, Dirzu, Diana Stefania, Toader, Mihaela Paula, Branisteanu, Daniel Constantin, Nicolescu, Alin Codrut, Brihan, Ilarie, Bogdanici, Camelia Margareta, Branisteanu, George, Dimitriu, Andreea, Anton, Nicoleta, Porumb, Elena Andrese
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Greece Spandidos Publications 01.04.2022; Spandidos Publications UK Ltd; D.A. Spandidos
• Subjects: Care and treatment; Complications and side effects; Dermatitis; Dermatology; Eczema; Erythema; Granulomas; Light therapy; Lymphocytes; Lymphoma; Phototherapy; Psoriasis; Remission (Medicine); Review; Scleroderma; Skin diseases; Steroids; Tuberculosis; Ultraviolet radiation; Urticaria; Vitiligo; Romania; ultraviolet radiation; side effects; indications; phototherapy; protocols

Since the introduction of modern phototherapy in 1903 by Nobel Prize-winner Niels Ryberg Finsen, the usage of this therapy in the medical field has grown, techniques have been refined and developed, and it has gained widespread acceptance. Psoriasis vulgaris, parapsoriasis, lichen planus, atopic der...