| PUVA therapy | definition: treatment involving exposing patients to ultraviolet radiation after they have taken methoxsalen (8-MOP). The light activates the drug, which then binds to DNA and causes cell death. Since the effects are confined to the skin, this is a treatment for mycosis fungoides as well as other skin disorders. A possible side effect of this treatment is the development of secondary skin cancers. (en) number: singular part of speech: noun reliability code: 10 term type: main entry term |
| topical photochemotherapy | number: singular part of speech: noun reliability code: 8 term type: main entry term number: singular definition: see PUVA therapy. (en) |
| fototerapia con psoralenos y UVA | definition: tratamiento que consiste en la exposición del paciente a radiación ultravioleta, una vez que haya ingerido methoxsalen (8-MOP). La luz ultravioleta activa el fármaco, que a continuación, se liga al ADN, produciendo la muerte celular en el área afectada. Puesto que sólo se afecta la piel, esto es un tratamiento para la micosis fungoide, así como para otras alteraciones de la piel. Un posible efecto secundario de este tratamiento es el desarrollo de cánceres de la piel secundarios. (es) gender: feminine number: singular part of speech: noun reliability code: 9 term type: main entry term |
| PUVA-terapia | definition: ver fototerapia con psoralenos y UVA. (es) gender: feminine number: singular part of speech: noun reliability code: 8 term type: synonym |
| fotoquimioterapia tópica | definition: ver fototerapia con psoralenos y UVA. (en) gender: feminine number: singular part of speech: noun reliability code: 8 term type: synonym |