1878 KB11 KB199220251999Zagoričnik, Blankaštevilka:3letnik:8str. 116-118COBISSID:10702041ISSN:1318-4458URN:URN:NBN:SI:doc-P31NK34GenSlovene Welding SocietyActa dermatovenerologica Alpina, Pannonica et AdriaticadermatologijaDrug therapykožne bolezniMethoxsalenPsoriasispsoriazaPuva therapyTherapyTreatment outcomezdravljenjePUVA-bath therapy with 8-methoxypsoralen for the treatment of psoriasis vulgaris|Systemic PUVA therapy is being successfully used for the treatment of a variety of skin diseases for nearly two decades. In 1976 Fischer and Alsins published their article on PUVA bath therapy using trioxsalen (TMP) as photosensitizer for the treatment of psoriasis vulgaris. Since then PUVA bath therapy has proven itself as an effective alternative form of PUVA therapy. Ithas no systemic side effects and when compared with systemic PUVA therapy the same therapeutic effect requires smaller cumulative UVA doses and a smaller number of exposures. This article reviews the author's experience withPUVA bath therapy for the treatment of psoriasis vulgarisTEXTznanstveno časopisjejournalsSlovenian National E-content AggregatorNational and University Library of SloveniaZdruženje slovenskih dermatovenerologov