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Photopheresis  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • A process in which peripheral blood is exposed in an extracorporeal flow system to photoactivated 8-methoxypsoralen (METHOXSALEN) and ultraviolet light - a procedure known as PUVA THERAPY. Photopheresis is at present a standard therapy for advanced cutaneous T-cell lymphoma; it shows promise in the treatment of autoimmune diseases.

Entry terms

  • Extracorporeal Photochemotherapy
  • Extracorporeal Photopheresis
  • Photochemotherapy, Extracorporeal

In other languages

  • French

  • Photochimiothérapie extra-corporelle
  • Photochimiothérapie extracorporelle

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-J3KQZ02F-4

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