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Postburn leukoderma successfully treated with topical daylight psoralen UVA therapy.

Authors :
Alzahrani Z
Ghobara YA
AlJasser MI
Source :
Dermatologic therapy [Dermatol Ther] 2020 Mar; Vol. 33 (2), pp. e13248. Date of Electronic Publication: 2020 Feb 13.
Publication Year :
2020

Abstract

Postburn leukoderma is challenging to treat with different surgical and nonsurgical treatments resulting in variable outcomes. We report a case of a 56-year-old female with postburn leukoderma treated successfully with topical daylight psoralen UVA therapy for 6 months. The treatment was well tolerated and showed excellent improvement. In conclusion, we report the successful use of topical daylight PUVA for postburn leukoderma with almost complete repigmentation. This is a simple, convenient, and cheap nonsurgical treatment option.<br /> (© 2020 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.)

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
1529-8019
Volume :
33
Issue :
2
Database :
MEDLINE
Journal :
Dermatologic therapy
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
32020719
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1111/dth.13248