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Surgical Procedures, Operative > Extracorporeal Circulation > Photopheresis
Therapeutics > Phototherapy > Ultraviolet Therapy > PUVA Therapy > Photopheresis

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Photopheresis  

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Entry terms

  • Extracorporeal Photochemotherapies
  • Extracorporeal Photochemotherapy
  • Extracorporeal Photopheresis
  • Photochemotherapies, Extracorporeal
  • Photochemotherapy, Extracorporeal
  • Photopheresis, Extracorporeal

Note

  • a form of PUVA THERAPY

Scope note

  • A process in which peripheral blood is exposed in an extracorporeal flow system to photoactivated 8-methoxypsoralen (METHOXSALEN) and ultraviolet light - a procedure known as PUVA THERAPY. Photopheresis is at present a standard therapy for advanced cutaneous T-cell lymphoma; it shows promise in the treatment of autoimmune diseases.

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D017893

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