| Chapter title |
Phototherapy of Psoriasis, a Chronic Inflammatory Skin Disease
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|---|---|
| Chapter number | 24 |
| Book title |
Ultraviolet Light in Human Health, Diseases and Environment
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| Published in |
Advances in experimental medicine and biology, January 2017
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| DOI | 10.1007/978-3-319-56017-5_24 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Book ISBNs |
978-3-31-956016-8, 978-3-31-956017-5
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| Authors |
Emőke Rácz, Errol P. Prens, Rácz, Emőke, Prens, Errol P. |
| Abstract |
Phototherapy is an effective treatment modality for several skin diseases which has been in use from the era of the Egyptians. Insight into its mode of action has gradually accumulated over the past decades. A crucial biological effect of ultraviolet radiation is the induction of apoptosis in T lymphocytes and in keratinocytes in the epidermis. Via this mechanism inflammation-induced pathological changes characteristic of psoriasis are counteracted.Phototherapy remains the only therapeutic option for certain patient groups where modification of the systemic immune reactions is contraindicated, such as by HIV, internal malignancy or pregnancy. UVB treatment is highly cost-effective, which is important in this age of increasing health care costs. |
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| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 44 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 8 | 18% |
| Student > Bachelor | 6 | 14% |
| Other | 3 | 7% |
| Researcher | 3 | 7% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 2 | 5% |
| Other | 5 | 11% |
| Unknown | 17 | 39% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 15 | 34% |
| Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science | 2 | 5% |
| Immunology and Microbiology | 2 | 5% |
| Neuroscience | 2 | 5% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 1 | 2% |
| Other | 5 | 11% |
| Unknown | 17 | 39% |