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PubMed1996

Psoriasis treatment: bathing in a thermal lagoon combined with UVB, versus UVB treatment only.

We have compared bathing in a thermal lagoon in Iceland, combined with UVB treatment, to UVB treatment only in an open comparative study. Twenty-three psoriasis patients bathed 3 times daily and were treated with UVB 5 times a week for 4 weeks. The control group was only treated with UVB 5 times a week for 4 weeks. Psoriasis Area and Severity Index (PSAI) was used to estimate the severity of the disease. The mean PASI score in the bathing group decreased from 20.8 to 2.8 (p < 0.01). In the control UVB group, the PASI score decreased from 16. 7 to 6.9. The percentage difference between the groups was significant after 1, 2, 2 and 4 weeks. Bathing in the lagoon combined with UVB was found to be a very effective treatment and better than UVB treatment in our control group.

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PubMed2004

[The practice guideline 'Photo(chemo)therapy and systemic therapy in severe chronic plaque-psoriasis'].

The guideline for the treatment of adults with moderate to severe chronic plaque-type psoriasis vulgaris is based on published scientific evidence. The efficacy of the treatment, its safety, the side effects, the patients' discomfort, the patients' preference and the costs of treatment and follow-up are listed as criteria that play a role in the choice of treatment. Photo(chemo)therapy is the treatment of choice for severe forms of psoriasis. Phototherapy with ultraviolet-B light (UVB), especially narrow-band UVB, is preferred above photochemotherapy with ultraviolet-A light and psoralenes (PUVA). Of the oral treatments, methotrexate and ciclosporin are preferred above retinoids and fumarates because they yield a higher percentage of patients with partial or nearly complete remission. Fumarates are not officially registered in The Netherlands and Belgium.

Cyclosporine↗