phototherapy
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Introduction
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
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
More general terms
More specific terms
- actinotherapy
- anodyne light therapy; monochromatic infrared photoenergy (MIRE)
- antimicrobial photodynamic therapy
- infared therapy
- light therapy
- oral psoralen & ultraviolet (UV) A light (PUVA)
- photochemotherapy; radiochemotherapy
- photodynamic therapy
- rhinophototherapy
- tar & ultraviolet (UV) B light (Goeckerman treatment)
Additional terms
References
- ↑ Stedman's Medical Dictionary 27th ed, Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore, 1999
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Newman TB, Wu YW, Kuzniewicz MW et al Childhood Seizures After Phototherapy. Pediatrics. Sept 24 2018 <PubMed> PMID: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30249623 <Internet> 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 <PubMed> PMID: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30249625 <Internet> 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: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25981004