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Whole-body phototherapy is limited in that there can be needless exposure of uninvolved skin and no benefit to unexposed skin (such as the hair-covered scalp). In the last decade, various portable and lightweight handheld phototherapy units have become available for the treatment of localized psoriasis in the office and at home. These handheld devices, as compared with full-body irradiance in a booth or by a panel, have the added benefit of limiting skin exposure to UV light. The handheld devices are useful for the treatment of scalp psoriasis, as well as recalcitrant localized psoriasis plaques.
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Koo, J., Nakamura, M. (2017). Handheld Phototherapy Unit for Treatment of Localized Psoriasis or Scalp Psoriasis. In: Clinical Cases in Phototherapy. Clinical Cases in Dermatology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-51599-1_29
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