Rebecca Vasquez1, Aysha Jabbar2, Fatima Khan2, Douglas Buethe3, Chul Ahn4, Heidi Jacobe5. 1. Department of Dermatology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas. 2. Paul L. Foster School of Medicine, Texas Tech University Health Science Center at El Paso, El Paso, Texas. 3. Department of Dermatology, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio. 4. Department of Clinical Sciences, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas. 5. Department of Dermatology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas. Electronic address: heidi.jacobe@utsouthwestern.edu.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Studies support efficacy of ultraviolet (UV)A1 phototherapy, but little is known about recurrence after successful UVA1 treatment. OBJECTIVE: We sought to determine the frequency of recurrent activity after UVA1 phototherapy and variables associated with recurrence. METHODS: This was a case series and prospective cohort study of patients treated with UVA1 phototherapy with minimum 6 months of follow-up. Demographics, clinical features, and cumulative UVA1 dose were analyzed for association with recurrence. RESULTS: Of 37 patients, 46% (n = 17) had recurrence of active morphea lesions after successful UVA1 phototherapy. Two-year and 3-year (after the last UVA1 phototherapy treatment) recurrence rates were 44.5% (95% confidence interval 30.1%-62.2%) and 48.4% (95% confidence interval 33.2%-66.1%), respectively. The only variable associated with recurrence was duration of morphea before UVA1 (P value = .02, hazard ratio 1.15, 95% confidence interval 1.06-1.27). LIMITATIONS: The sample size limits conclusions. CONCLUSION: With the exception of increased duration of morphea, risk of recurrence is no different in adults and children, or between morphea subtypes, skin types, and medium- to high-dose regimens. This indicates treatment doses in the medium-high UVA1 range are adequate with respect to frequency of recurrence.
BACKGROUND: Studies support efficacy of ultraviolet (UV)A1 phototherapy, but little is known about recurrence after successful UVA1 treatment. OBJECTIVE: We sought to determine the frequency of recurrent activity after UVA1 phototherapy and variables associated with recurrence. METHODS: This was a case series and prospective cohort study of patients treated with UVA1 phototherapy with minimum 6 months of follow-up. Demographics, clinical features, and cumulative UVA1 dose were analyzed for association with recurrence. RESULTS: Of 37 patients, 46% (n = 17) had recurrence of active morphea lesions after successful UVA1 phototherapy. Two-year and 3-year (after the last UVA1 phototherapy treatment) recurrence rates were 44.5% (95% confidence interval 30.1%-62.2%) and 48.4% (95% confidence interval 33.2%-66.1%), respectively. The only variable associated with recurrence was duration of morphea before UVA1 (P value = .02, hazard ratio 1.15, 95% confidence interval 1.06-1.27). LIMITATIONS: The sample size limits conclusions. CONCLUSION: With the exception of increased duration of morphea, risk of recurrence is no different in adults and children, or between morphea subtypes, skin types, and medium- to high-dose regimens. This indicates treatment doses in the medium-high UVA1 range are adequate with respect to frequency of recurrence.
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