La photothérapie UVB à spectre étroit dans le psoriasis vulgaire : utilisation pratique et préconisations de la Société Française de Photodermatologie

Efficacy of Psoralen UV‐A therapy vs. Narrowband UV‐B therapy in chronic plaque psoriasis: a systematic literature review

“…, concluded that NB‐UVB provides a good alternative to PUVA except for patients with large thick psoriasis plaques and patients with skin types from IV to VI. They estimated that 60–90% of patients were cleared after 20–40 sessions 36 …”

“…The French guidelines on NB‐UVB did not compare the effect of using DEM or skin type for determining the initial UVB dose 36 . However, the French guidelines on PUVA suggest that protocols based on the skin type should be preferred for determining the initial dose as MPD depends on plasma and cutaneous concentrations of psoralens, which are subject to change from day to day 35…”

Evidence‐based recommendations on topical treatment and phototherapy of psoriasis: systematic review and expert opinion of a panel of dermatologists

“…Phototherapy of psoriasis has been used for more than 50 years. Several treatment recommendations on the use of phototherapy in psoriasis have been issued 4–7 . Few of them were elaborated following systematic appraisal of available literature and the level of heterogeneity is high.…”

Traitement du psoriasis en pratique pour le rhumatologue

“…Des appareils de photothérapie spécifiques permettent de traiter les lésions palmaires et plantaires. Les règles d'utilisation et contre-indications de la phothotérapie dépassent le cadre de cet article et ont été récemment publiées par la Société franç aise de photodermatologie [28].…”