[Oral photochemotherapy in vitiligo (author's transl)]. 1978

J P Ortonne, and C Sannwald, and J Thivolet

33 patients with vitiligo were treated with total body artificial U.V.A. irradiations and systemic 8-MOP. Hexagonal upstanding light boxes containing 84 fluorescent bulbs were used as sources of U.V.A. Patients were treated for 2 months. Response to psoralen photochemotherapy was evaluated as follows: --excellent: greater than 90 p. 100 repigmentation; --good: 50 p. 100 to 90 p. 100 repigmentation; --fair: less than 50 p. 100 repigmentation; --no repigmentation. Excellent results were obtained in 5 patients (15 p. 100), good results in 9 patients (27 p. 100). 6 of the patients (18 p. 100) showed no response. There was no correlation between: --the age of the patients, --the extent of involvement, --the duration of vitiligo and response to therapy. Artificial U.V.A. sources and systemically administrated 8-MOP is at least as effective as 8-MOP + sunlight exposure.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008297 Male Males
D008730 Methoxsalen A naturally occurring furocoumarin compound found in several species of plants, including Psoralea corylifolia. It is a photoactive substance that forms DNA ADDUCTS in the presence of ultraviolet A irradiation. 8-Methoxypsoralen,Ammoidin,Xanthotoxin,8-MOP,Deltasoralen,Dermox,Geroxalen,Meladinina,Meladinine,Meloxine,Methoxa-Dome,Méladinine,Oxsoralen,Oxsoralen-Ultra,Puvalen,Ultramop,8 MOP,8 Methoxypsoralen,8MOP,Methoxa Dome,Oxsoralen Ultra
D008875 Middle Aged An adult aged 45 - 64 years. Middle Age
D010778 Photochemotherapy Therapy using oral or topical photosensitizing agents with subsequent exposure to light. Blue Light Photodynamic Therapy,Photodynamic Therapy,Red Light PDT,Red Light Photodynamic Therapy,Therapy, Photodynamic,Light PDT, Red,PDT, Red Light,Photochemotherapies,Photodynamic Therapies,Therapies, Photodynamic
D002648 Child A person 6 to 12 years of age. An individual 2 to 5 years old is CHILD, PRESCHOOL. Children
D005260 Female Females
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000293 Adolescent A person 13 to 18 years of age. Adolescence,Youth,Adolescents,Adolescents, Female,Adolescents, Male,Teenagers,Teens,Adolescent, Female,Adolescent, Male,Female Adolescent,Female Adolescents,Male Adolescent,Male Adolescents,Teen,Teenager,Youths
D000328 Adult A person having attained full growth or maturity. Adults are of 19 through 44 years of age. For a person between 19 and 24 years of age, YOUNG ADULT is available. Adults
D000367 Age Factors Age as a constituent element or influence contributing to the production of a result. It may be applicable to the cause or the effect of a circumstance. It is used with human or animal concepts but should be differentiated from AGING, a physiological process, and TIME FACTORS which refers only to the passage of time. Age Reporting,Age Factor,Factor, Age,Factors, Age

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