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THE TREATMENT OF MYCOSIS FUNGOIDES WITH PUVA *
Author(s) -
Rotstein H.,
Butler J. M.,
Czarnecki D. B.,
O'Brien T. J.,
George M. T.
Publication year - 1980
Publication title -
australasian journal of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.67
H-Index - 53
eISSN - 1440-0960
pISSN - 0004-8380
DOI - 10.1111/j.1440-0960.1980.tb00151.x
Subject(s) - mycosis fungoides , medicine , dermatology , puva therapy , psoriasis , lymphoma , pathology
S ummary Twenty patients with mycosis fungoides were treated with photochemotherapy using oral psoralens and long wave ultraviolet light (PUVA) over a two‐year period. PUVA was effective in producing a diminution of cutaneous deposits of mycosis fungoides with each clinical pattern of presentation. In most patients complete clearing could not be achieved, and in those considered free of disease, sustained total clearing off PUVA could not be maintained. Lack of response to the effect of PUVA if reinstituted for recurrence of disease did not occur. The palliative use of PUVA for the treatment of mycosis fungoides is recommended.