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Efficacy of ultraviolet a with psoralin in treatment of chronic eczema
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Abstract
Background: Eczema is a non-contagious disorder characterized by chronically inflamed skin and intolerable itching. Eczema is a complex trait with important genetic and environmental influences. Purpose: To investigate the effect of ultraviolet A radiations with Psoralen in treatment of eczema. Methods: Thirty patients of both sexes diagnosed as chronic eczema were randomly divided into two groups,15 patients each group; group (A) received only medical treatment (oral psoralen two times every day) , group (B) received ultraviolet (A) with psoralen in addition to medical treatment. The patients received the treatment three times per week for 9 weeks. Eczema was assessed by ultrasonography and SCORAD Score. All measurements were taken before and at the end of the treatment. Results: The results obtained in the present study indicated that there was a significant improvement in the ultrasonography and SCORAD Score in the ultraviloet (A) with psoralen group and there was non significant improvement in control group and also the results revealed that, there was a significant difference in study group in comparison to control group with p value (0.001). Conclusion: Ultraviolet (A) with psoralen had a significant effect on treatment chronic eczema