Dermatological Phototherapy and Photodiagnostic Methods

Front Matter....Pages I-XV
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
UV Radiation, Irradiation, Dosimetry....Pages 3-53
Mechanisms of Photo(chemo)therapy....Pages 54-68
Front Matter....Pages 69-69
Photo(chemo)therapy for Psoriasis....Pages 71-92
Photo(chemo)therapy for Atopic Dermatitis....Pages 93-108
Phototherapy and Photochemotherapy of the Idiopathic Photodermatoses....Pages 109-121
Photo(chemo)therapy for Cutaneous T-Cell Lymphoma....Pages 122-134
Phototherapeutic Options for Vitiligo....Pages 135-161
Photo(chemo)therapy of Graft-Vs-Host Disease....Pages 162-177
Phototherapy and Photochemotherapy: Less Common Indications for Its Use....Pages 178-197
Phototherapy of HIV-Infected Patients: Evidence Questioning and Addressing Safety....Pages 198-205
Front Matter....Pages 207-207
Photodynamic Therapy in Dermatology....Pages 209-247
Extracorporeal Photoimmunochemotherapy....Pages 248-260
Ultraviolet-A1 Phototherapy: Indications and Mode of Action....Pages 261-276
Front Matter....Pages 277-277
Acute and Chronic Photodamage from Solar Radiation, Phototherapy, and Photochemotherapy....Pages 279-302
Photoprotection....Pages 303-326
Front Matter....Pages 327-327
Photodiagnostic Modalities....Pages 329-337
The Photopatch Test....Pages 338-343
Fluorescence Diagnosis with δ-Aminolevulinic Acid-Induced Porphyrins in Dermatology....Pages 344-367
Front Matter....Pages 369-369
Practical Guidelines for Broadband UVB, Narrowband UVB, UVA-1 Phototherapy, and PUVA Photochemotherapy — A Proposal....Pages 371-380
Technical Equipment....Pages 381-402
Back Matter....Pages 403-412