Open AccessEfficacy of narrowband ultraviolet B phototherapy and levels of serum vitamin D3 in psoriasis: A prospective study
Author(s) -
Anita Gupta,
Trilok Chand Arora,
Ankur Jindal,
Ajeet Singh Bhadoria
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
indian dermatology online journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-5673
pISSN - 2229-5178
DOI - 10.4103/2229-5178.178081
Subject(s) - medicine , psoriasis , psoriasis area and severity index , ultraviolet b , vitamin d and neurology , prospective cohort study , ultraviolet therapy , gastroenterology , dermatology
Narrowband ultraviolet B phototherapy (NBUVB) is safe and effective treatment for psoriasis. Vitamin D plays an important role in pathogenesis of psoriasis. It is known that psoriasis patients have low serum 25(OH)D levels, which increase after NBUVB. We assessed serum 25(OH)D levels, its correlation with Psoriasis Area and Severity Index (PASI), and the effect of NBUVB on 25(OH)D levels among Indian psoriasis patients.