Literature DB >> 16297008

Ultraviolet phototherapy for pruritus.

Jennifer Rivard1, Henry W Lim.   

Abstract

Ultraviolet-based therapy has been used to treat various pruritic conditions including pruritus in chronic renal failure, atopic dermatitis, HIV, aquagenic pruritus and urticaria, solar, chronic, and idiopathic urticaria, urticaria pigmentosa, polycythemia vera, pruritic folliculitis of pregnancy, breast carcinoma skin infiltration, Hodgkin's lymphoma, chronic liver disease, and acquired perforating dermatosis, among others. Various mechanisms of action for phototherapy have been posited. Treatment limitations, side effects, and common dosing protocols are reviewed.

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Year:  2005        PMID： 16297008     DOI： 10.1111/j.1529-8019.2005.00032.x

Source DB:  PubMed          Journal:  Dermatol Ther        ISSN： 1396-0296            Impact factor:   2.851


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1.  Prevalence and characteristics of aquagenic pruritus in a young African population.

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4.  Pathogenesis and treatment of pruritus.

Authors:  Malcolm W Greaves
Journal:  Curr Allergy Asthma Rep       Date:  2010-07       Impact factor: 4.806

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6.  Refractory pruritus in primary biliary cirrhosis.

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Journal:  BMJ Case Rep       Date:  2013-11-14

7.  Advanced aging skin and itch: addressing an unmet need.

Authors:  Lilit Garibyan; Albert S Chiou; Sarina B Elmariah
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Review 8.  [Importance of phototherapy in the treatment of chronic pruritus].

Authors:  Franz J Legat
Journal:  Hautarzt       Date:  2018-08       Impact factor: 0.751

9.  Interventions for chronic pruritus of unknown origin.

Authors:  Andrea Andrade; Chii Yang Kuah; Juliana Esther Martin-Lopez; Shunjie Chua; Volha Shpadaruk; Gloria Sanclemente; Juan Va Franco
Journal:  Cochrane Database Syst Rev       Date:  2020-01-25

10.  A randomized, open-label, multicenter trial of topical tacrolimus for the treatment of pruritis in patients with atopic dermatitis.

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Journal:  Ann Dermatol       Date:  2012-04-26       Impact factor: 1.444
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