Excimer laser for the treatment of psoriasis: safety, efficacy, and patient acceptability.

摘要: Introduction The 308 nm excimer laser is a widely used device throughout the field of dermatology for many diseases including psoriasis. Although has demonstrated clinical efficacy, there lack literature outlining safety, and patient acceptability laser. Methods A search on PubMed was with combinations terms "excimer", "excimer laser", "308 nm", "psoriasis", "protocol", "safety", "efficacy", acceptability", "side effects", "dose". results were included if they contained information pertaining to psoriasis treatment description treatment. Results generally safe well tolerated minimal side effects erythema, blistering, pigmentary changes. It range efficacies depending protocol several different protocols, induration protocol, erythema dose newer blistering protocol. Conclusion not first-line treatment, it remains an excellent option patients been be effective little no effects.