Nodular Scleroderma - Successful Treatment With Extracorporeal Photochemotherapy
Nodular seleroderma is rare variant of circumscribed scleroderma (morphea). Treatment is often unsatisfactory. This report is on the use of extracorporeal photochemotherapy. A 12 year old girl and a 49 year old woman have been treated once a month on two consecutive days. A complete remission was ac...
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications,
2001-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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| Summary: | Nodular seleroderma is rare variant of circumscribed scleroderma (morphea). Treatment is often unsatisfactory. This report is on the use of extracorporeal photochemotherapy. A 12 year old girl and a 49 year old woman have been treated once a month on two consecutive days. A complete remission was achieved in one patient after 10 months and an almost complete remission in the young girl after 6 months. The treatment was well-tolerated and no severe side â€" effects occurred. In contrast to previous attempts in treating nodular scleroderma with different modalities, ECP seems to be an effective therapy. |
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| Item Description: | 0019-5154 1998-3611 |