"Ultraviolet Therapy" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
The use of ultraviolet electromagnetic radiation in the treatment of disease, usually of the skin. This is the part of the sun's spectrum that causes sunburn and tanning. Ultraviolet A, used in PUVA, is closer to visible light and less damaging than Ultraviolet B, which is ionizing.
| Descriptor ID |
D014467
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E02.774.945
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| Concept/Terms |
Ultraviolet Therapy- Ultraviolet Therapy
- Actinotherapy
- Actinotherapies
- Therapy, Ultraviolet
- Therapies, Ultraviolet
- Ultraviolet Therapies
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| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Ultraviolet Therapy" by people in Profiles.
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Pilot phase results of a prospective, randomized controlled trial of narrowband ultraviolet B phototherapy in hospitalized COVID-19 patients. Exp Dermatol. 2022 07; 31(7):1109-1115.
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United States Cutaneous Lymphoma Consortium recommendations for treatment of cutaneous lymphomas during the COVID-19 pandemic. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2020 Aug; 83(2):703-704.
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Reticulate hyperpigmentation in systemic sclerosis: a case report and review of the literature. J Med Case Rep. 2015 Sep 28; 9:219.
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Clinical presentation, immunopathology, and treatment of juvenile-onset mycosis fungoides: a case series of 34 patients. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2014 Dec; 71(6):1117-26.
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Graft-versus-host disease: part II. Management of cutaneous graft-versus-host disease. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2012 Apr; 66(4):535.e1-16; quiz 551-2.
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Full-spectrum light phototherapy for atopic dermatitis. Int J Dermatol. 2011 Jan; 50(1):94-101.
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Treatment of cutaneous T cell lymphoma: current status and future directions. Am J Clin Dermatol. 2002; 3(3):193-215.
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Alterations in HIV expression in AIDS patients with psoriasis or pruritus treated with phototherapy. J Am Acad Dermatol. 1999 Jan; 40(1):48-60.
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Lichen amyloidosis presenting as a papular pruritus syndrome in a human-immunodeficiency-virus-infected man. Dermatology. 1997; 194(1):62-4.
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Climatotherapy of psoriasis at the Dead Sea. J Am Acad Dermatol. 1986 Dec; 15(6):1298-301.