Hand Held Puva - UVB Therapy Unit

Product Details:

Brand	Philips
Light Source Type	CFL
Positioning	Mobile

PUVA is an ultraviolet light therapy treatment. Treatment for psoriasis, vitiligo, mycosis fungoides, large-plaque parapsoriasis and cutaneous T-cell lymphoma using the sensitizing effects of the drug psoralen. The psoralen is applied or taken orally to sensitize the skin, and then the skin is exposed to UVA.Psoralens are photosensitizing agents found in plants. Psoralens are taken systemically or can be applied directly to the skin. The psoralens allow a relatively lower dose of UVA to be used. When they are combined with exposure to UVA in PUVA, they are highly effective at clearing psoriasis and vitiligo. Like UVB light treatments, the reason remains unclear, though investigators speculate there may be similar effects on cell turnover and the skin's immune response Narrowband ultraviolet B (UVB) phototherapy is now used more commonly than PUVA since it does not require the use of the Psoralen. As with PUVA, treatment is carried out twice weekly in a clinic or every day at home.
Features:

• 9 watts CFL type bulb used
• 311 nm (narrow Band)
• PUVA UVB (P-UVB)

 APPLICATIONS:

• Vitiligo
• Psoriasis
• Leucoderma