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2. Ultraviolet light therapy - Wikipedia

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   Ultraviolet light therapy or ultraviolet phototherapy is a treatment for psoriasis, atopic skin disorder, vitiligo and other skin diseases. There are two main treatments: UVB that is the most common, and PUVA.

3. Light therapy - Wikipedia

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   Light therapy, also called phototherapy or bright light therapy is the exposure to direct sunlight or artificial light at controlled wavelengths in order to treat a variety of medical disorders, including seasonal affective disorder (SAD), circadian rhythm sleep-wake disorders, cancers, neonatal jaundice, and skin wound infections.

4. Atopic dermatitis - Wikipedia

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   Atopic dermatitis (AD), also known as atopic eczema, is a long-term type of inflammation of the skin. [2] Atopic dermatitis is also often called simply eczema but the same term is also used to refer to dermatitis, the larger group of skin conditions. [2] [5] Atopic dermatitis results in itchy, red, swollen, and cracked skin. [2]

5. PUVA therapy - Wikipedia

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   PUVA (psoralen and UVA) is an ultraviolet light therapy treatment for skin diseases: vitiligo, eczema, psoriasis, graft-versus-host disease, mycosis fungoides, large plaque parapsoriasis, and cutaneous T-cell lymphoma, using the sensitizing effects of the drug psoralen.

6. Chronic actinic dermatitis - Wikipedia

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   Chronic actinic dermatitis is a condition characterized by chronic skin inflammation due to sunlight or artificial light. It is similar to solar urticaria or cholinergic urticaria . Patients often have related skin conditions that cause dermatitis in response to a variety of stimuli , including flowers, sunscreens, and cosmetics.

7. Photodermatitis - Wikipedia

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   Photodermatitis, sometimes referred to as sun poisoning or photoallergy, is a form of allergic contact dermatitis in which the allergen must be activated by light to sensitize the allergic response, and to cause a rash or other systemic effects on subsequent exposure.