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This review covers the current practice of phototherapy with ultraviolet (UV) radiation, of psoralen photochemotherapy (PUVA) and of photodynamic therapy (PDT) in the treatment of skin diseases and superficial skin tumors.
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Hönigsmann, H. (2002). Light in the Treatment of Skin Disease. In: Holick, M.F. (eds) Biologic Effects of Light 2001. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-0937-0_33
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