An evaluation of the treatment of parapsoriasis with phototherapy

Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia

Ida Alzira Gomes Duarte¹  Karen Levy Korkes¹  Vanessa Alice M. Amorim¹  Clarice Kobata¹  Roberta Buense¹  Rosana Lazzarini¹ 

关键词: Parapsoriasis;    Phototherapy;    PUVA therapy;    Ultraviolet therapy;    Fototerapia;    Parapsoríase;    Terapia PUVA;    Terapia ultravioleta;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0365-05962013000200028

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

Whether parapsoriasis represents an early stage of T-cell cutaneous lymphoma is still the subject of controversy. We evaluated the efficacy of phototherapy in the treatment of parapsoriasis and its relation with TCCL. Patients diagnosed with parapsoriasis and treated with phototherapy PUVA or UVB-NB were selected. Between 1 to 8 years following treatment the evolution of their disease was evaluated. In 62 patients the cure rate was 79.3% and 17.2% showed improvement of the lesions. Only two patients developed full blown T-cell cutaneous lymphoma. Phototherapy is an excellent treatment for parapsoriasis, with high cure rates, regardless of the type of phototherapy employed. Of the 62 patients under study, parapsoriasis showed no general tendency to progress to T-cell cutaneous lymphoma.

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