Ultraviolet Therapy

"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, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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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
MeSH Number(s)	E02.774.945
Concept/Terms	Ultraviolet Therapy Ultraviolet Therapy Actinotherapy Actinotherapies Therapy, Ultraviolet Therapies, Ultraviolet Ultraviolet Therapies

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Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment [E]
Therapeutics [E02]
Phototherapy [E02.774]
Ultraviolet Therapy [E02.774.945]

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Ultraviolet Therapy
PUVA Therapy

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Bar chart showing 8 publications over 6 distinct years, with a maximum of 2 publications in 2017 and 2023

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
2012	1	0	1
2016	1	0	1
2017	2	0	2
2022	1	0	1
2023	2	0	2
2024	0	1	1

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Hamzavi IH, Ganesan AK, Mahmoud BH, Weiss E, Ahmed AM, Robinson D, Goldman MP, Munavalli G, Kahn SA, Huang V, Waibel J, Desai A, Elbuluk N, Desai S, Pandya AG. Effective and durable repigmentation for stable vitiligo: A randomized within-subject controlled trial assessing treatment with autologous skin cell suspension transplantation. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2024 Dec; 91(6):1104-1112.

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Seneschal J, Speeckaert R, Ta?eb A, Wolkerstorfer A, Passeron T, Pandya AG, Lim HW, Ezzedine K, Zhou Y, Xiang F, Thng S, Tanemura A, Suzuki T, Rosmarin D, Rodrigues M, Raboobee N, Pliszewski G, Parsad D, Oiso N, Monteiro P, Meurant JM, Maquignon N, Lui H, Le Poole C, Leone G, Lee AY, Lan E, Katayama I, Huggins R, Oh SH, Harris JE, Hamzavi IH, Gupta S, Grimes P, Goh BK, Ghia D, Esmat S, Eleftheriadou V, B?hm M, Benzekri L, Bekkenk M, Bae JM, Alomar A, Abdallah M, Picardo M, van Geel N. Worldwide expert recommendations for the diagnosis and management of vitiligo: Position statement from the international Vitiligo Task Force-Part 2: Specific treatment recommendations. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol. 2023 Nov; 37(11):2185-2195.

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Garza-Mayers AC, Paquette GM, Harris JE, Wiss K. Narrowband ultraviolet B phototherapy in pediatric vitiligo: A retrospective study. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2023 07; 89(1):135-136.

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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.

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