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The Goeckerman Regimen for the Treatment of Moderate to Severe Psoriasis
Published on: July 11, 2013
[Genotoxic risk of Goeckerman's therapy of psoriasis. Pilot study--children]
Lenka Borská1, Zdenek Fiala, Jindra Smejkalová
1Univerzita Karlova v Praze, Lékarská fakulta v Hradci Králové: Ustav patologické fyziologie. borka@lfhk.cuni.cz
Abstract:
Goeckerman's therapy of psoriasis includes combined exposure to therapeutic tar and UV-B radiation. In a pilot study of (12 children) a level of genotoxic risk of the therapy was evaluated by chromosomal aberration of peripheral lymphocytes. Results of the pilot study suggest possible genotoxic risk of the therapy.