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Ultraviolet A-1 in Dermatological Diseases

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Ultraviolet Light in Human Health, Diseases and Environment

Part of the book series: Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology ((AEMB,volume 996))

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The exposure to ultraviolet radiations and visible light, or phototherapy, is a well-known therapeutic tool available for the treatment of many dermatological disorders. The continuos medical and technological progresses, of the last 50 years, have involved the field of phototherapy, which evolved from UVA and PUVA in its various forms, to the development of narrowband UVB (NB-UVB) and NB-UVB micro-focused phototherapies. Further advances in technology have now permitted the introduction of a new device emitting UVA-1 radiations.

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  1. Professor and Chair of Dermatology, University G. Marconi of Rome, Rome, Italy

    Torello M. Lotti

  2. Dermatologist and Venereologist, Pisa, Italy

    Serena Gianfaldoni

  3. Centro Studi per la Ricerca Multidisciplinare Rigenerativa, University G. Marconi of Rome, Rome, Italy

    Serena Gianfaldoni

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    Shamim I. Ahmad

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Lotti, T.M., Gianfaldoni, S. (2017). Ultraviolet A-1 in Dermatological Diseases. In: Ahmad, S. (eds) Ultraviolet Light in Human Health, Diseases and Environment. Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, vol 996. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-56017-5_9

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