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PUVA Therapy

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Definition: Photochemotherapy using a psoralen compound as the photosensitizing agent and ultraviolet light type A (UVA).  photochemother with a psoralen cpd & ultraviolet light type A (UVA); IM; do not use /util except by MeSH definition; coord with disease /drug ther (IM); do not index under psoralen cpd or UV angle unless particularly discussed   
Examples Photopheresis
Other names Psoralen Ultraviolet A Therapy; Therapies, PUVA; PUVA Therapies; Therapy, PUVA

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