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The Role of Phototherapy in Inflammatory Skin Disease

The Dermatology Digest

According to Dr. Richard, today she uses many approaches, including biologics (as monotherapy and in combination), as well as phototherapy, to treat patients with psoriasis, eczema, vitiligo, and a “laundry list” of other skin diseases that respond to light. Notably, Medicare covered the excimer laser starting in 2003.

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Damaged Skin Barrier? What to Know and How to Protect It

First Derm

Causes | Diagnosis | Seeking Medical Attention | Home Remedies | Treatments | Prevention Understanding the Skin Barrier: Its Role and Significance Our skin, the largest organ, in our body acts as a protector by shielding us from various external factors we come across daily. The Journal of allergy and clinical immunology , 134 (4), 781–791.e1.

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Oral Herpes Simplex (Cold sores)

First Derm

Oral Herpes Simplex (Cold sores) Medically reviewed by The Dermatologists and written by Dr. Alexander Börve Oral Herpes (Cold sores) (01) mouth [ICD-10 B00.5] Should I seek medical care? If you have had eczema, you can be extra sensitive to cold sores. Widespread eczema can impair your immunity against herpes viruses.

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