"Ultraviolet Therapy" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
The use of ultraviolet electromagnetic radiation in the treatment of disease, usually of the skin. This is the part of the sun's spectrum that causes sunburn and tanning. Ultraviolet A, used in PUVA, is closer to visible light and less damaging than Ultraviolet B, which is ionizing.
| Descriptor ID |
D014467
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E02.774.945
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| Concept/Terms |
Ultraviolet Therapy- Ultraviolet Therapy
- Actinotherapy
- Actinotherapies
- Therapy, Ultraviolet
- Therapies, Ultraviolet
- Ultraviolet Therapies
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2016 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2017 | 12 | 2 | 14 |
| 2018 | 12 | 1 | 13 |
| 2019 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Ultraviolet Therapy" by people in Profiles.
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A case of psoriasis successfully treated by extracorporeal photopheresis during COVID-19 pandemic. Transfus Apher Sci. 2021 Oct; 60(5):103200.
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"Don, doff, discard" to "don, doff, decontaminate"-FFR and mask integrity and inactivation of a SARS-CoV-2 surrogate and a norovirus following multiple vaporised hydrogen peroxide-, ultraviolet germicidal irradiation-, and dry heat decontaminations. PLoS One. 2021; 16(5):e0251872.
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Ultraviolet radiation, vitamin D, and COVID-19. Ital J Dermatol Venerol. 2021 Jun; 156(3):366-373.
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Oral and Topical Vitamin D, Sunshine, and UVB Phototherapy Safely Control Psoriasis in Patients with Normal Pretreatment Serum 25-Hydroxyvitamin D Concentrations: A Literature Review and Discussion of Health Implications. Nutrients. 2021 Apr 29; 13(5).
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Quantitative evaluation of SARS-CoV-2 inactivation using a deep ultraviolet light-emitting diode. Sci Rep. 2021 03 03; 11(1):5070.
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Amotosalen and ultraviolet A light treatment efficiently inactivates severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) in human plasma. Vox Sang. 2021 Jul; 116(6):673-681.
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Therapies for Psoriasis: Clinical and Economic Comparisons. J Drugs Dermatol. 2020 Nov 01; 19(11):1101-1108.
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Shedding light on the myths of ultraviolet radiation in the COVID-19 pandemic. Clin Exp Dermatol. 2021 Jan; 46(1):187-188.
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Shedding light on the restart. Phys Med. 2020 09; 77:18-20.
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Ultraviolet germicidal irradiation for filtering facepiece respirators disinfection to facilitate reuse during COVID-19 pandemic: A review. Photodiagnosis Photodyn Ther. 2020 Sep; 31:101943.