Photochemotherapy of Psoriasis with Oral Methoxsalen and Longwave Ultraviolet Light
- 5 December 1974
- journal article
- clinical trial
- Published by Massachusetts Medical Society in New England Journal of Medicine
- Vol. 291 (23) , 1207-1211
- https://doi.org/10.1056/nejm197412052912301
Abstract
Oral administration of a photoactive drug, 8-methoxypsoralen (methoxsalen), followed by exposure to a high-intensity, longwave ultraviolet-light system resulted in complete clearing of generalized psoriasis in 21 patients. In 16 of these cases, a paired comparison showed methoxsalen followed by longwave ultraviolet light to be more effective than conventional ultraviolet light.Keywords
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