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Postburn leukoderma successfully treated with topical daylight psoralen UVA therapy
Author(s) -
Alzahrani Zakaria,
Ghobara Yasser A.,
AlJasser Mohammed I.
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
dermatologic therapy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.595
H-Index - 68
eISSN - 1529-8019
pISSN - 1396-0296
DOI - 10.1111/dth.13248
Subject(s) - psoralen , medicine , dermatology , puva therapy , daylight , surgery , psoriasis , genetics , physics , optics , biology , dna
Postburn leukoderma is challenging to treat with different surgical and nonsurgical treatments resulting in variable outcomes. We report a case of a 56‐year‐old female with postburn leukoderma treated successfully with topical daylight psoralen UVA therapy for 6 months. The treatment was well tolerated and showed excellent improvement. In conclusion, we report the successful use of topical daylight PUVA for postburn leukoderma with almost complete repigmentation. This is a simple, convenient, and cheap nonsurgical treatment option.