Photochemotherapy in erythrodermic seborrhoic dermatitis

Seborrheic dermatitis

“…Other non‐specific topical treatments Successful treatment of seborrheic dermatitis has also been reported using benzoyl peroxide, 144 propylene glycol 145 and bufexamac cream 146 . Photochemotherapy 147 has been reported to be effective, though other authors document the development of seborrheic dermatitis in patients undergoing PUVA therapy 9…”

Narrow‐band ultraviolet B (TL‐01) phototherapy is an effective and safe treatment option for patients with severe seborrhoeic dermatitis

“…It has long been recognized that many patients improve upon exposure to natural sunlight, 2 and two studies have documented the beneficial effect of treatment with selective ultraviolet (UV) phototherapy or oral photochemotherapy 3,4 . Narrow‐band UVB phototherapy is an increasingly practised refinement of UVB phototherapy that employs specially filtered fluorescent tubes (Philips TL‐01), which emit most of their radiation between 311 and 313 nm.…”