"Ultraviolet Therapy" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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The use of ultraviolet electromagnetic radiation in the treatment of disease, usually of the skin. This is the part of the sun's spectrum that causes sunburn and tanning. Ultraviolet A, used in PUVA, is closer to visible light and less damaging than Ultraviolet B, which is ionizing.
| Descriptor ID |
D014467
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E02.774.945
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| Concept/Terms |
Ultraviolet Therapy- Ultraviolet Therapy
- Actinotherapy
- Actinotherapies
- Therapy, Ultraviolet
- Therapies, Ultraviolet
- Ultraviolet Therapies
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Ultraviolet Therapy" by people in Profiles.
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Pandya AG, Harris JE, Lebwohl M, Hamzavi IH, Butler K, Kuo FI, Wei S, Rosmarin D. Addition of Narrow-Band UVB Phototherapy to Ruxolitinib Cream in Patients With Vitiligo. J Invest Dermatol. 2022 12; 142(12):3352-3355.e4.
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Liu LY, Strassner JP, Refat MA, Harris JE, King BA. Repigmentation in vitiligo using the Janus kinase inhibitor tofacitinib may require concomitant light exposure. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2017 Oct; 77(4):675-682.e1.
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Mohammad TF, Al-Jamal M, Hamzavi IH, Harris JE, Leone G, Cabrera R, Lim HW, Pandya AG, Esmat SM. The Vitiligo Working Group recommendations for narrowband ultraviolet B light phototherapy treatment of vitiligo. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2017 May; 76(5):879-888.
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Obbarius A, Berger H, Stengel A, Garcia C, Fischer F, Hofmann T, Rose M, Uebelhack R. Short-term UVB irradiation significantly increases vitamin D serum concentration in obese patients: a clinical pilot study. Endocrine. 2017 Apr; 56(1):186-195.
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Nahar VK, Rosenthal M, Lemon SC, Holman DM, Watson M, Hillhouse JJ, Pagoto SL. Characteristics and Practices of Adults Who Use Tanning Beds in Private Residences. JAMA Dermatol. 2016 12 01; 152(12):1383-1385.
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Corey K, Levin NA, Hure M, Deng A, Mailhot J. Eruption of bullae within psoriatic plaques: a rare adverse effect of narrow-band ultraviolet B (NB-UVB) phototherapy. Dermatol Online J. 2012 Jun 15; 18(6):3.