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phototherapy
Treatment of disease with light or electromagnetic radiation, including visible & ultra-violet radiation.
Indications:
- neonatal jaundice (blue light 420-420 nn)
- psoriasis
- UV-A light in PUVA
- UV-B light alone or with tar or antralin
- visible light therapy for
- seasonal depression
- sleep disorder
Adverse effects:
- phototherapy used to treat jaundice in the newborn associated increased risk for subsequent seizures by age 5 years
- 1.24 vs. 0.76 per 1000 person-years [2]
- increased risk only significant for boys
Related
photosensitivity
photosensitizing agent (photosensitizer)
Specific
actinotherapy
anodyne light therapy; monochromatic infrared photoenergy (MIRE)
antimicrobial photodynamic therapy
infared therapy
light therapy; bright light therapy
oral psoralen & ultraviolet (UV) A light (PUVA)
photochemotherapy; radiochemotherapy
photodynamic therapy
rhinophototherapy
tar & ultraviolet (UV) B light (Goeckerman treatment)
General
clinical procedure
References
- Stedman's Medical Dictionary 27th ed, Williams &
Wilkins, Baltimore, 1999
- Newman TB, Wu YW, Kuzniewicz MW et al
Childhood Seizures After Phototherapy.
Pediatrics. Sept 24 2018
PMID: 30249623
http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/early/2018/09/20/peds.2018-0648
- Taylor JA.
Phototherapy and Seizures: Should We Change Practice?
Pediatrics. Sept 24 2018
PMID: 30249625
http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/early/2018/09/20/peds.2018-2241
- Lim HW, Silpa-archa N, Amadi U et al
Phototherapy in dermatology: A call for action.
J Am Acad Dermatol. 2015 Jun;72(6):1078-80. Review.
PMID: 25981004