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Phototoxic reaction is a common side effect of phototherapy. The optimal management of a phototoxic reaction should take place long before such a reaction happens. This means that every patient who starts phototherapy should be told ahead of time that he/she might eventually experience a “sunburn” type reaction as a natural consequence of dosimetry titration. Burn should be treated with topical corticosteroids until the phototoxic reaction is completely resolved with no residual erythema and symptoms. When restarting phototherapy treatments, the dose should be reduced to the highest dose tolerated that did not produce the phototoxic reaction.
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Koo, J., Nakamura, M. (2017). Managing Phototherapy-Induced Burn. In: Clinical Cases in Phototherapy. Clinical Cases in Dermatology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-51599-1_8
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