Henry W Lim

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..The objectives of this study were to assess the health benefits of the SunWise School Program and use economic analysis to determine the program's net benefits and cost-effectiveness...

..Factors affecting UV-protective properties of glass are glass type, glass color, interleave between glass, and glass coating. In this article, photoprotection by window glass, automobile glass, and sunglasses is reviewed...

..No dramatic changes in plaque thickness or scaling were seen with either tacrolimus alone or with the combination of tacrolimus and medium dose UVA1 on palmar or plantar psoriasis...

..The efficacy and safety of UVA1 (340-400 nm) phototherapy were established by studies from European countries...

..The aim of this study is to analyze the effects of different UV wavelengths that are used clinically on normal human peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs)...

..In this pilot study, five patients with Fitzpatrick skin phototypes IV-VI with vitiligo received six treatments of targeted UVB phototherapy over a 3-week period...

..Conversely, because of its cutaneous biologic effects, visible light is used for the treatment of a variety of skin diseases and esthetic conditions in the form of lasers, intense pulsed light and photodynamic therapy...

..Upon discontinuation of treatment, 4 patients with CR relapsed, with a mean time to relapse of 12.5 weeks. CONCLUSION: NB-UVB is a viable, comparably safe, and easily administered alternative in the management of early stage MF...

..These findings reveal an abnormal regulation of CTLA-4 expression in MF and show that PBMCs from patients with MF have properties that are divergent from those of normal T cells...

..With the advances in technologies, many new UV filters have been developed recently. These have improved efficacy and safety. This article reviews these new filters, along with regulatory issues in the United States...

..CONCLUSION: Recognition of this pinpoint papular variant of PMLE in dark-skinned individuals is important in the evaluation and management of these patients...

..Skin biopsies and laboratory investigations, such as antinuclear antibody (ANA) panels and porphyrin profiles, may be required to further confirm the diagnosis...

..Long-term adverse effects and cost-benefit analysis of NB-UVB therapy compared to other treatment modalities remain to be determined...

..Awareness of these less common cutaneous disorders can be helpful, especially for clinicians who work in areas with a large Asian population...

..Scleredema is a rare disease that is difficult to treat. Many therapies have been tried with varied and somewhat inconsistent results. Here we report two cases of scleredema successfully treated with low-dose UVA-1...

..No side effects were noted. CONCLUSION: Combination therapy of topical calcipotriene and NB-UVB is a therapeutic option that could be considered in the management of patients with vitiligo...

..The Skin Cancer Foundation, the only national and international nonprofit organization concerned exclusively with cancer of the skin, is playing a leadership role in eliminating skin cancer in our world...

..All of the above are reviewed in this article. LEARNING OBJECTIVE: At the conclusion of this learning activity, participants should be able to provide an overview of all aspects of photoprotection...

..We report 3 cases of transverse melanonychia secondary to total skin electron beam therapy in patients who were treated for mycosis fungoides...

..Various mechanisms of action for phototherapy have been posited. Treatment limitations, side effects, and common dosing protocols are reviewed...

..It may be prudent to follow the same approach of our Canadian colleagues of discontinuing combination products until more investigations are available...