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A CASE OF PSORIASIS AFTER NARROW BAND UVB (NBUVB) PHOTOTHERAPY FOR VITILIGO TREATMENT

MUSTAFA TOSUN, İLKNUR KÜÇÜKOSMANOĞLU

Türk Fen ve Sağlık Dergisi - 2021;2(3):21-23

Department of Dermatology, Faculty of Medicine, Sivas Cumhuriyet University, Sivas, Turkey

 

Phototherapy methods commonly used in the treatment of vitiligo include narrow-band ultraviolet B (NB-UVB). A 23-years old male was diagnosed with vitiligo in the dermatology polyclinic and was followed up in the phototherapy unit with NBUVB treatment of 3 sessions per week; in the 42nd session psoriasis plaques were seen to have developed. We suggest that this rare but important association should be considered as a side effect of narrow-band phototherapy.