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Real-life effectiveness of narrowband UVB phototherapy for pityriasis lichenoides: a retrospective study

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Pityriasis lichenoides (PL) is an inflammatory skin disease of unknown etiology. The clinical spectrum of pityriasis lichenoides encompasses febrile ulcer-necrotic Mucha-Habermann disease (FUMHD), pityriasis lichenoides et varioliformis acuta (PLEVA), and pityriasis lichenoides chronica (PLC). Phototherapy is an effective and well-tolerated modality that is often successful for persistent PL or resistant to topical treatments. A retrospective observational study was conducted involving patients from the dermatology section of the University of Verona with a confirmed histological diagnosis of PLEVA and PLC accessed between January 2003 and June 2024. [...]

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Real-life effectiveness of narrowband UVB phototherapy for pityriasis lichenoides: a retrospective study. (2025). Dermatology Reports. https://doi.org/10.4081/dr.2025.10272