Open AccessNarrow band ultraviolet-B versus Goeckerman therapy for psoriasis with and without acitretin: A retrospective study
Author(s) -
Ercan Çalışkan,
Mustafa Tunca,
Gürol Açıkgöz,
Ercan Arca,
Aslan Yürekli,
Ahmet Rüçhan Akar
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
indian journal of dermatology, venereology, and leprology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.514
H-Index - 45
eISSN - 0973-3922
pISSN - 0378-6323
DOI - 10.4103/0378-6323.168329
Subject(s) - acitretin , psoriasis , dermatology , medicine , ultraviolet therapy , regimen , keratolytic , retrospective cohort study , ultraviolet b , surgery
Narrow band ultraviolet-B (NB-UVB) is now one of the most widely used modalities in the treatment of psoriasis. However, despite its high efficacy, conventional Goeckerman treatment has fallen out of favor in recent years and some institutions are now using NBUVB with coal tar as their regimen.