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Dr. Reema Smadi
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الأسئلة المجابة 2096 | نسبة الرضا 98%
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Welcome! How can I help with your medical...
Welcome! How can I help with your medical question?
what is the side effect if we used UVP lamp for vitiligo
Have you seen a doctor about this yet? What medications are you taking?
ayurwathc
from india
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but not use
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Regarding your question,
What is the treatment of vitiligo?
1. Topical corticosteroid therapy.
2. Topical psoralen plus ultraviolet A-PUVA.
3. Oral psoralen photochemotherapy-PUVA.
4. Narrow-band Ultraviolet “B” (nbUVB) therapy.
5. Depigmentation.
What are the side effects of topical PUVA?
1. Severe sunburn and blistering.
2. -Too much repigmentation or darkening of the treated patches or the normal surrounding skin hyperpigmentation.
What are the side effects of oral PUVA?
1. sunburn.
2. nausea and vomiting.
3. itching.
4. abnormal hair growth.
5. and too much repigmentation or darkening of the treated patches or the normal surrounding skin-hyperpigmentation.
6. If received for longer periods of time, this type of treatment may increase your risk of skin cancer.
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Welcome, and thank you for trusting
Regarding your question,
What is the treatment of vitiligo?
1. Topical corticosteroid therapy.2. Topical psoralen plus ultraviolet A-PUVA.
3. Oral psoralen photochemotherapy-PUVA.
4. Narrow-band Ultraviolet “B” (nbUVB) therapy.
5. Depigmentation.
What are the side effects of topical PUVA?
1. Severe sunburn and blistering.2. -Too much repigmentation or darkening of the treated patches or the normal surrounding skin hyperpigmentation.
What are the side effects of oral PUVA?
1. sunburn.2. nausea and vomiting.
3. itching.
4. abnormal hair growth.
5. and too much repigmentation or darkening of the treated patches or the normal surrounding skin-hyperpigmentation.
6. If received for longer periods of time, this type of treatment may increase your risk of skin cancer.
I hope my answer was helpful, please let me know if you have any follow up questions. If you feel I've answered your question already, please rate my answer from top of the page. Your feedback helps to ensure only the best experts are available to help you.
You can also ask questions of our other specialists in the areas of nutrition, therapists, IT specialists, medical doctors, and many more..
Kind Regards.
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