Open AccessUVA-1 therapy of localized scleroderma and other diseases accompanied by skin sclerosis
Author(s) -
В. А. Волнухин,
В. А. Самсонов
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
vestnik dermatologii i venerologii
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2313-6294
pISSN - 0042-4609
DOI - 10.25208/vdv566
Subject(s) - lichen sclerosus , medicine , scleroderma (fungus) , dermatology , disease , immunology , pathology , inoculation
The study results confirm the efficacy of the UVA-1 therapy for patients with localized scleroderma, extragenital lichen sclerosus et atrophicus, sclerodermatous chronic graft-versus-host disease and scleredema adultorum. The therapy has an anti-inflammatory and anti^m^ action, arrests progression and reduces the activity of the disease process, and has a good efficacy and safety profile.