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Photochemotherapy (psoralen and ultraviolet A or PUVA) is a treatment carried out by oral or topically administered psoralens (a linear isomer of furocoumarins) plus UVA light (320–400 nm). At present, the drug most frequently used for this treatment is 8-methoxypsoralen (8-MOP) although 5-methoxypsoralen (5-MOP) and 4,5′,8-trimethylpsoralen (TMP) are also employed.
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Antoniou, C. (2003). Photochemotherapy. In: Katsambas, A.D., Lotti, T.M. (eds) European Handbook of Dermatological Treatments. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-07131-1_115
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