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PUVA ( psoralen and UVA) is an ultraviolet light therapy treatment for skin diseases: vitiligo, eczema, psoriasis, graft-versus-host disease, mycosis fungoides, large plaque parapsoriasis, and cutaneous T-cell lymphoma, using the sensitizing effects of the drug psoralen. [1] : 686 [2] [3] The psoralen is applied or taken orally to sensitize the ...
OCD. Dermatophagia (from Ancient Greek δέρμα — lit.skin and φαγείαlit.eating) or dermatodaxia (from δήξις, lit.biting) [3] is a compulsion disorder of gnawing or biting one's own skin, most commonly at the fingers. This action can either be conscious or unconscious [4] and it is considered to be a type of pica.
Light therapy for skin conditions like psoriasis usually use 313 nanometer UVB though it may use UVA (315–400 nm wavelength) or a broader spectrum UVB (280–315 nm wavelength). UVA combined with psoralen, a drug taken orally, is known as PUVA treatment. In UVB phototherapy the exposure time is very short, seconds to minutes depending on ...
Photoaging. Photoaging of a woman. Photoaging or photoageing [1] (also known as "dermatoheliosis" [2]) is a term used for the characteristic changes to skin induced by chronic UVA and UVB exposure. [3] : 29 Tretinoin is the best studied retinoid in the treatment of photoaging. [4]
Skin cancer is the most common form of cancer, globally accounting for at least 40% of cancer cases. The most common type is nonmelanoma skin cancer, which occurs in at least 2–3 million people per year. This is a rough estimate; good statistics are not kept.
Christie was diagnosed with basal cell carcinoma, according to the model herself. This is the most common type of skin cancer and it begins in the basal cells, which produce new skin cells ...
Ultraviolet light therapy or ultraviolet phototherapy is a treatment for psoriasis, atopic skin disorder, vitiligo and other skin diseases. There are two main treatments: UVB that is the most common, and PUVA. There are four UVB types of lamps: Fluorescnt Broad-Band UVB that emit 280-330 nanometer, Fluorescent Narrow-Band that emit 312 ...
Kevin Jonas has revealed he has undergone surgery to remove a cancerous mole from his forehead. Jonas, 36, shared his experience online on Tuesday, June 11, in an effort to heighten vigilance ...