Abstract
We studied the use of narrowband UVB therapy for 124 patients with atopic dermatitis. Because atopic dermatitis patients have sensitive skin to ultraviolet, some patients with atopic dermatitis will have more sunturn reactions than if you use narrowband UVB therapy as well as using for psoriasis vulgaris and vitiligo vulgaris. We used 25%-16.6% MED the first time, and then we increased the irradiation 10-15% depending on the case.
66% of patients had effective results. The frequency irradiation was every two weeks, and many cases of these patients had better effects than the patients using other frequencies of irradiation. In the more effective cases, we could reduce or stop using steroid oral medicines. We could also decrease frequency of applying external some steroids. Our results are that narrowband UVB therapy is a good therapy for untreatable atopic dermatitis in addition to using conventional therapies.
