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Combined treatment of solar urticaria with plasmapheresis and PUVA
Author(s) -
HUDSONPEACOCK M.J.,
FARR P.M.,
DIFFEY B.L.,
GOODSHIP T.H.J.
Publication year - 1993
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 - 10.1111/j.1365-2133.1993.tb00206.x
Subject(s) - plasmapheresis , medicine , puva therapy , dermatology , immunology , psoriasis , antibody
Summary We describe a patient suffering from severe solar urticaria, unresponsive to conventional treatments, in whom a circulating photoallergen was demonstrated, and who subsequently responded to treatment with a combination of plasmapheresis and PUVA.