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Clinical Trial
. 2005 Apr;21(2):59-61.
doi: 10.1111/j.1600-0781.2005.00141.x.

Ultraviolet-free phototherapy

Jean Krutmann  1 , Kathrin Medve-Koenigs, Thomas Ruzicka, Ulrich Ranft, Jan H Wilkens
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Clinical Trial

Ultraviolet-free phototherapy

Jean Krutmann et al. Photodermatol Photoimmunol Photomed. 2005 Apr.

Abstract

Background: Ultraviolet (UV) radiation phototherapy has been used for decades in the management of common skin diseases. On the other hand, UV radiation is a complete carcinogen and as a consequence, UV phototherapy is usually not used for the long-term management of children and young adults and in combination with topical or systemic immunosuppressants.

Purpose: The therapeutic effectiveness of a new UV-free irradiation device in the treatment of patients with atopic hand and/or foot eczema was studied.

Methods: In a single-blinded trial 10 patients with atopic hand and/or foot eczema were treated with a sham irradiation device and with the new developed UV-free irradiation device DermoDyne during the following 4 weeks. All irradiation's lasted 30 min per treatment three times weekly.

Results: UV-free irradiation was found to induce a significant clinical improvement of atopic hand and foot eczema (P = 0.0001) in marked contrast to the sham-irradiation (P = 0.39).

Conclusion: Our studies demonstrate that visible light can be successfully used for the treatment of patients with atopic eczema.

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