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Phototherapy for Atopic Dermatitis

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Phototherapy is a second-line treatment option for atopic dermatitis recalcitrant to topical therapies. Although the overall phototherapy protocols for atopic dermatitis are similar to that of psoriasis, there are issues unique to the atopic dermatitis population. For example, BB-UVB may be better tolerated than NB-UVB. Initiation burn is also more common in atopic dermatitis.

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  1. Psoriasis and Skin Treatment Center, Department of Dermatology, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA

    John Koo & Mio Nakamura

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Koo, J., Nakamura, M. (2017). Phototherapy for Atopic Dermatitis. In: Clinical Cases in Phototherapy. Clinical Cases in Dermatology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-51599-1_24

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