From the academyJoint American Academy of Dermatology–National Psoriasis Foundation guidelines of care for the management and treatment of psoriasis with phototherapy
Key words
climatotherapy
Goeckerman
grenz ray
intense pulsed dye laser
narrowband ultraviolet light A (NB-UVA)
narrowband ultraviolet light B (NB-UVB)
photochemotherapy
photodynamic therapy
phototherapy
psoralen ultraviolet light A
psoriasis
pulsed dye laser
PUVA (topical
bath
oral)
visible light
Abbreviations used
ALA
5-aminolevulinic acid
BB
broadband
BSA
body surface area
FAE
fumaric acid ester
IPL
intense pulsed light
MAL
methyl aminolevulinic acid
MED
minimal erythema dose
8-MOP
methoxypsoralen
MTX
methotrexate
NAPSI
Nail Psoriasis Severity Index
NB
narrowband
PASI
Psoriasis Area and Severity Index
PASI 75
75% improvement in Psoriasis Area and Severity Index score
PASI 90
90% improvement in Psoriasis Area and Severity Index score
PDL
pulsed dye laser
PDT
photodynamic therapy
PpIX
protoporphyrin IX
PUVA
psoralen plus ultraviolet A
QoL
quality of life
RCT
randomized controlled trial
SAPASI
Self-Administered Psoriasis Area Severity Index
TMP
trimethylpsoralen
UV
ultraviolet
UVA
ultraviolet A
UVB
ultraviolet B
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