Phototherapy Treatment Protocols is a step-by-step manual of protocols for ultraviolet light therapy in the dermatologist's office.

Phototherapy Treatment Protocols provides technical information for UVB, PUVA, outpatient daycare, RePUVA, UVA/UVB combination, hand and foot therapy, scalp treatments, and hydrotherapy.

It contains examples of patient education handouts, consent forms, laboratory flow sheets, forms for insurance companies, tools for the quantitative measurement of psoriasis severity, and more.

The appendices cover skin type, histopathologic evolution of the psoriatic lesion, differential diagnosis, agents that may cause photosensitivity, equipment, letters for home UVB unit, and ultraviolet light treatment in other conditions.

Phototherapy Treatment Protocols covers modifications to the standard protocols developed at Wake Forest University Medical Center and the Vanderbilt Phototherapy Treatment Center, new sections on laser therapy for psoriasis and vitiligo, and new material on localized UVB treatments.

Contents:

• Phototherapy treatment center (PTC) initial introduction
• Patient instructions and protocols
• Psoriasis
• Vitiligo
• Atopic dermatitis
• Pruritus
• Cutaneous T-cell lymphoma (CTCL)
• Other selected phototherapy responsive dermatologic diseases
• Patient consent forms
• Patient educational handouts
• Treatment management forms
• Appendices

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ORDER NOW Phototherapy Treatment Protocols for Psoriasis and other Phototherapy-responsive Dermatoses Second Edition by Michael D. Zanolli, and Steven Feldman 2004 • 190 pages • $99.00 + shipping Texas residents please add 7 % sales tax