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Two psoralens are presently established as standard photosensitizers in photochemotherapy of psoriasis. These are 8-methoxypsoralen (8-MOP), administered mainly orally for systemic treatment and trimethylpsoralen (TMP), which is used topically in the form of PUVA-baths as whole body treatment.
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Tanew, A., Ortel, B., Hönigsmann, H. (1988). 5-Methoxypsoralen and Other New Furocoumarins in the Treatment of Psoriasis. In: Douglas, R.H., Moan, J., Dall’Acqua, F. (eds) Light in Biology and Medicine. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-0709-9_24
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