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Plasma exchange therapy for solar urticaria
Author(s) -
COLLINS P.,
AHAMAT R.,
GREEN C.,
FERGUSON J.
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
british journal of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.304
H-Index - 179
eISSN - 1365-2133
pISSN - 0007-0963
DOI - 10.1046/j.1365-2133.1996.d01-908.x
Subject(s) - medicine , dermatology , puva therapy , ultraviolet b , psoriasis
Summary We report two cases of severe idiopathic solar urticaria treated.1 with plasma exchange therapy. Previous treatment which included antihistamines and. in one patient, desensitization with psoralens and ultraviolet A (PUVA) and narrowband ultraviolet B phototherapy produced only partial benefit. The effect of plasma exchange therapy was assessed using monochromator phototesting and intradermal injection of in vitro irradiated serum. One patient responded but relapsed within 2 weeks. We have failed to demonstrate a lasting benefit from plasma exchange therapy (PExT) in the treatment of two patients with idiopathic solar urticaria.