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The combination of oral acitretin and bath PUVA for the treatment of severe psoriasis
Author(s) -
MUCHENBERGER S.,
SCHöPF E.,
SIMON J.C.
Publication year - 1997
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.1365-2133.1997.tb03791.x
Subject(s) - acitretin , dermatology , psoriasis , medicine , family medicine
Summary We report four patients with severe erythrodermic, pustular psoriasis, or plaque‐type psoriasis, who were treated with a combination of acitretin and bath PUVA, After 4 weeks out‐patient treatment, the psoriasis in all patients had improved by ≥90%. No patient had relapsed when reviewed at 3 months. No significant side‐effects were seen with the combined retinoid/bath PUVA treatment. Acitretin and bath PUVA may be safely combined for the treatment of severe psoriasis.