Evaluation of neopterin level and disease severity in patients with psoriasis vulgaris treated with narrowband UVB

• Main Authors: Funda Kemeriz (Author), Müzeyyen Gönül (Author), Fatma Pelin Cengiz (Author), Nazan Emiroğlu (Author), Bengü Çevirğen Cemil (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2019-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Neopterin is a biochemical marker of cellular immunity. It has been reported that serum and urine neopterin levels increase in psoriasis and decrease with treatment. Nevertheless, assessment of a direct link between narrowband ultraviolet B (UVB) therapy and neopterin level in associatio...