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Phototherapy

Descriptions of Phototherapy

Phototherapy : treatment of a disease by exposure to light, especially by variously concentrated light rays or specific wavelengths.
Source: CRISP

Basic Information: Phototherapy

Count: Phototherapy is listed as a: treatment for 13 conditions; alternative treatment for 0 conditions; preventive treatment for 0 conditions; research treatment for 2 conditions.

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List of Diseases with Phototherapy as a Treatment

The following list of conditions have 'Phototherapy' or similar listed as a treatment in our database:

A

  • Actinic keratosis ... laser photodynamic therapy
  • Age-related macular degeneration ... Photodynamic therapy

    C

  • Cataracts ... higher-wattage lighting

    D

  • Delayed sleep-phase syndrome ... light therapy

    E

  • Eczema ... Light treatment, Phototherapy (UV A and B light), Photochemotherapy (light and psoralen)
  • Esophagus Cancer ... Photodynamic therapy (PDT)

    J

  • Juvenile pustular psoriasis ... Phototherapy

    L

  • Lung cancer ... Photodynamic therapy (PDT)

    N

  • Neonatal Jaundice ... phototherapy, Mild sunlight exposure, UV light exposure
  • Non-24-hour sleep-wake syndrome ... light therapy

    P

  • Pompholyx (dyshidrotic eczema) ... Light treatment
  • Psoriasis ... phototherapy, sunlight, UVB phototherapy

    V

  • Vitiligo ... Oral psoralen photochemotherapy, Topical psoralen photochemotherapy

    List of Diseases with Phototherapy as a Research Treatment

    The following list of conditions have 'Phototherapy' or similar listed as a research treatment or other research area in our database:

    B

  • Bladder Cancer ... photodynamic therapy

    C

  • Choroiditis ... Photodynamic therapy
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