Tanning beds as an alternative for psoriasis when office-based phototherapy is not accessible

被引：4

作者：

Yentzer, Brad A. ^{[1
]}

Feldman, Steven R. ^{[1
,2
,3
]}

机构：

[1] Wake Forest Univ, Bowman Gray Sch Med, Dept Dermatol, Ctr Dermatol Res, Winston Salem, NC 27157 USA

[2] Wake Forest Univ, Bowman Gray Sch Med, Dept Pathol, Ctr Dermatol Res, Winston Salem, NC 27157 USA

[3] Wake Forest Univ, Bowman Gray Sch Med, Dept Publ Hlth Sci, Ctr Dermatol Res, Winston Salem, NC 27157 USA

来源：

JOURNAL OF DERMATOLOGICAL TREATMENT | 2009年 / 20卷 / 04期

关键词：

Acitretin; case report; cost; health services research; quality of life; treatment; UVB; ACITRETIN; EFFICACY; THERAPY; UVB;

D O I：

10.1080/09546630802607461

中图分类号：

R75 [皮肤病学与性病学];

学科分类号：

100206 ;

摘要：

Many systemic therapies for psoriasis have significant toxicities. Office-based phototherapy is not always practical for many patients. We present a case report and review of using a tanning bed in conjunction with low-dose acitretin as an alternative treatment for moderate to severe plaque psoriasis.

引用

页码：238 / 240

页数：3

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