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Squamous cell carcinoma in vitiligo lesion after long‐term PUVA therapy
Author(s) -
Park HS,
Lee YS,
Chun DK
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
journal of the european academy of dermatology and venereology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.655
H-Index - 107
eISSN - 1468-3083
pISSN - 0926-9959
DOI - 10.1046/j.1468-3083.2003.00815.x
Subject(s) - medicine , vitiligo , puva therapy , dermatology , basal cell , lesion , term (time) , psoriasis , pathology , physics , quantum mechanics
Photochemotherapy using psoralen and ultraviolet (UV)A irradiation (PUVA) is a useful treatment method for vitiligo. However, long‐term PUVA therapy may cause several adverse effects including skin cancer, especially squamous cell carcinoma (SCC). We describe a case of SCC in vitiligo lesion after long‐term PUVA therapy.