What treatment regimen for UVA-1 have you found most helpful in treating sclerotic diseases (e.g. morphea, scleroderma)?
In our department, we have had success with the following treatment regimen with UVA-1 for sclerotic diseases. The following protocol is for full-body UVA-1 (appropriate for generalized morphea, systemic sclerosis). Low dose is considered 10-30 J/cm2, medium is 30-40 J/cm2 and high is 50-60 J/cm2. W...
I must add a plug for nbUVB. I have found that it can be quite effective for SSc, is almost certainly safer and much easier to access for patients!
@Dr. First Last: On the topic of UVA-1, how about for lupus? Dr. Hugh McGrath has been a long-time proponent of using UVA-1 for lupus and has quite a few interesting articles going over the science and his positive results in patients. Yet, it seems to be ignored by other researchers. If it is helpf...