Naslov
Our expereince with phototherapy in the treatment of atopic dermatitis in childhood

Autori
Pašić, Aida ; Čeović, Romana ; Lipozenčić, Jasna ; Kostović, Krešimir

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Sažeci sa skupova, sažetak, znanstveni

Izvornik
European Journal of Pediatric Deramtology Abstracts 8th Congress of the European Society for Pediatric Dermatology, Budapest, Hungary, May 5-7, 2005 / - Budimpešta, 2005, 43-44

Skup
8th Congress of the European Society for Pediatric Dermatology

Mjesto i datum
Budimpešta, Mađarska, 05.05.2005. - 07.05.2005

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Pozvano predavanje

Vrsta recenzije
Nije recenziran

Ključne riječi
Phototherapy; atopic dermatitis; shildhood

Sažetak
Atopic dermatitis (AD) is a common inflammatory skin disease in childhood. Current treatment of severe AD consists almost exclusively of topical and systemic corticosteroid therapy. Because long- term corticosteroid therapy is known to cause a variety of side effects, attempts have been made to develop alternative treatments. We have used phototherapy with UVB (narrowband) and UVA irradiation in selected patients with AD. Twenty– one children (7 boys and 14 girls, mean age 11, 5 years) with mild to moderate AD were treated with a combination of UVA and UVB (UVAB) irradiation three or five times a week. All of them had active disease involving at least 40% of the body area. Ten of these children had a positive family history of atopy. Six patients had coexisting hay fever. The entire body was irradiated including the face. During therapy neutral preparations and in some patients betamethasone ointments were applied. The cumulative dose of UVB ranged from 1.3 to 10, 4 J/cm2 (mean 6, 14 J/cm2). The cumulative dose of UVA was ranged from 27, 5 J/cm2 to 182 J/cm2. The number of treatments ranged from 9 to 47 (median 18). Excellent response to UVAB therapy that resulted in almost complete disappearance of dermatitis and pruritus was observed in nine children (45, 5%). Good response to UVAB therapy was recorded in five (22, 7%) children, and moderate response to UVAB therapy was recorded in seven (31, 8%) patients. Only minor side effects such as mild erythema were observed in four patients. According our results, we concluded that UVA and UVB (UVAB) is useful and acceptable method for treating mild to moderate atopic dermatitis in the childhood.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Kliničke medicinske znanosti

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