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Review
. 1996 Dec;129(6):915-7.
doi: 10.1016/s0022-3476(96)70039-2.

Therapy with orally administered methoxsalen and ultraviolet A radiation during childhood increases the risk of basal cell carcinoma. The PUVA Follow-up Study

R S Stern  1 , K T Nichols
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Review

Therapy with orally administered methoxsalen and ultraviolet A radiation during childhood increases the risk of basal cell carcinoma. The PUVA Follow-up Study

R S Stern et al. J Pediatr. 1996 Dec.

Abstract

A child was treated from age 18 months to 8 years with oral methoxsalen and ultraviolet A radiation (PUVA) for refractory psoriasis. Two basal cell cancers developed before age 21 years, suggesting that exposure to PUVA in childhood increases the risk of basal cell cancer.

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