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THE USE OF NARROW BAND ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT B IN THE PREVENTION AND TREATMENT OF POSTHERPETIC NEURALGIA (A PILOT STUDY)

BACKGROUND: Postherpetic neuralgia (PHN) is a common complication of herpes zoster that is frequently unresponsive to most of the available treatment modalities. Broad band ultraviolet B radiation (UVB) has a well-known anti-inflammatory effect. Moreover, it decreases neural damage and cutaneous ner...

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Autor principal: Nabarawy, Eman El
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3088934/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21572791
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0019-5154.77551