[The successful monotherapy of hypereosinophilic dermatitis with PUVA-bath photochemotherapy]

Hautarzt. 1997 Nov;48(11):820-3. doi: 10.1007/s001050050667.
[Article in German]

Abstract

A 70-year-old woman with long-standing hypereosinophilic dermatitis improved strikingly with PUVA-bath photochemotherapy. The single UVA doses ranged from 0.3 to 3.3 J/cm2. After 19 treatment sessions pruritus disappeared, and after 32 treatments the erythematous maculae completely cleared. Under continuous treatment three times a week, no relapse has occurred to date. PUVA-bath photochemotherapy seems to be a promising new treatment modality without systemic side effects for patients with hypereosinophilic dermatitis.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Baths*
  • Biopsy
  • Chronic Disease
  • Dermatitis / diagnosis
  • Dermatitis / drug therapy*
  • Eosinophilia / diagnosis
  • Eosinophilia / drug therapy*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • PUVA Therapy*
  • Remission Induction
  • Skin / pathology