OBJECTIVE This study attempts to objectively measure physiological changes in transepidermal water loss (TEWL), an indicator of skin barrier function and laser Doppler perfusion index (LDPI) an indicator of skin vascularity, of psoriatic skin lesions following treatment to narrow-band ultraviolet B (UVB) phototherapy using the psoriasis severity (PS) score as a measurement of clinical photother...

A patient with Crigler-Najjar disease has survived with the help of phototherapy to the age of 2 years without neurological damage. Because long periods of phototherapy are a threat to normal development, a search was made for supplementary treatments. Cholestyramine and a high fat diet were effective, and possibly also aspartic acid. Maintenance therapy with cholestyramine allowed the amount o...

Background The efficacy and safety of biologic and phototherapy in treating moderate-to-severe psoriasis is well known. However, some patients may not respond well to biologic agents or phototherapy on their own and may require combination therapy. Skillfully combining a biologic agent and phototherapy may provide an additive improvement without much increase in risks. Objective To summarize ...

position changes are believed to increase the efficacy of phototherapy and this practice is routinely used in all neonatal departments in our country. the aim of this study was to determine the effect of routine turning on the total serum bilirubin (tsb) concentration versus only supine position. in a randomized clinical trial fifty healthy term jaundiced neonates who were admitted to the neona...

Background: Phototherapy is the most effective and commonly used treatment for neonatal jaundice, which reduces the need to exchange transfusion. Today, phototherapy is widely used even in unnecessary cases; however, clinicians who use phototherapy should be aware of the possible adverse effects of this treatment to avoid unnecessary use of it. Therefore, this study aimed to evaluate the relati...

INTRODUCTION This study aims to assess the usefulness of day 3 (49 to 72 hours) pre-phototherapy total serum bilirubin (TSB) in predicting subsequent significant hyperbilirubinaemia (SHB) and the feasibility of early discharge for term and near-term glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficient newborns. MATERIALS AND METHODS This prospective cohort study involved in born G6PD deficient ...

OBJECTIVE We tested the hypothesis that LED phototherapy with combined 660-nm and 890-nm light will promote healing of venous ulcers that failed to respond to other forms of treatment. BACKGROUND DATA A variety of dressings, growth factors, and adjunct therapies are used to treat venous ulcers, but none seems to yield satisfactory results. MATERIALS AND METHODS We used a randomized placebo-...

The purpose of the present paper is to provide our data on the effects of phototherapy on peripheral nerve recovery. The aim is to call attention to an issue that still requires much research to elucidate the biological mechanisms through which phototherapy exerts its effects on nerve tissue, and to provide clinicians with the basis for planning clinical trials on the use of phototherapy for en...

OBJECTIVE To measure the irradiance in humidified incubator under three different overhead phototherapy devices. DESIGN/METHODS The effective irradiance of three phototherapy devices was assessed by taking a series of irradiance measurements in the illuminated field. Measurements were made with a fixed bandwidth broadband radiometer (380-530 nm). The distance between the light source and the ...