Phototherapy in Pediatric Patients: Choosing the Appropriate Treatment Option
This article aims to review which therapeutic modalities may be preferred for which light-responsive conditions in the pediatric population.
June 1, 2010|Dermatology News
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Rupa Pugashetti, BA and John Koo, MD
Phototherapeutic modalities, including narrowband-UVB, broadband-UVB, PUVA photochemotherapy, and excimer laser therapy are valuable tools that can be used for photoresponsive dermatoses in children. As a systematically safer alternative compared with internal agents, including the prebiologic and biological therapies, phototherapy should be considered a possible treatment option for children with diseases including psoriasis, atopic dermatitis, pityriasis lichenoides chronica, and vitiligo.
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