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308 nm Monochromatic Excimer Light (MEL) in Dermatology

dc.contributor.authorsSeckin, Dilek; Ergun, Tuelin
dc.date.accessioned2022-03-10T15:25:02Z
dc.date.available2022-03-10T15:25:02Z
dc.date.issued2008
dc.description.abstractTargeted phototherapy is a recently described therapeutic option in photodermatology. It is used to describe the phototherapy devices which can deliver high doses of ultraviolet (UV) radiation selectively to the involved skin. Several of these devices with different emission spectrums are currently in use. 308 nm monochromatic excimer light (MEL) is among these targeted phototherapy systems and represents one of the most important advances in phototherapy after the development of narrowband UVB. The wavelength of this new phototherapeutic option is very close to narrowband UVB. Many studies have been conducted to investigate the effectiveness of 308 nm MEL in several dermatological diseases, mainly psoriasis and vitiligo. Main advantages of MEL are protection of the healthy, uninvolved skin from excess UV radiation in patients with limited involvement and the much faster response to therapy compared with conventional phototherapies. We review in this article the properties of 308 nm MEL and discuss its current and future use in dermatology. (Turkderm 2008; 42: 77-81)
dc.identifier.doidoiWOS:000261739500002
dc.identifier.eissn2651-5164
dc.identifier.issn2717-6398
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11424/220074
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000261739500002
dc.language.isotur
dc.publisherDERI ZUHREVI HASTALIKLAR DERNEGI
dc.relation.ispartofTURKDERM-TURKISH ARCHIVES OF DERMATOLOGY AND VENEROLOGY
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess
dc.subjectTargeted phototherapy
dc.subjectexcimer
dc.subjectmonochromatic
dc.subjectMEL
dc.subjectBAND ULTRAVIOLET-B
dc.subjectORAL LICHEN-PLANUS
dc.subjectTOPICAL TACROLIMUS
dc.subjectLASER TREATMENT
dc.subjectPSORIASIS
dc.subjectVITILIGO
dc.subjectEFFICACY
dc.subjectPHOTOTHERAPY
dc.subjectSAFETY
dc.title308 nm Monochromatic Excimer Light (MEL) in Dermatology
dc.typereview
dspace.entity.typePublication
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local.import.packageSS5
local.indexed.atWOS
local.journal.numberofpages5
oaire.citation.endPage81
oaire.citation.issue3
oaire.citation.startPage77
oaire.citation.titleTURKDERM-TURKISH ARCHIVES OF DERMATOLOGY AND VENEROLOGY
oaire.citation.volume42

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