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Terme préférentiel

Photopheresis  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Définition

  • 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.

Synonyme(s)

  • Extracorporeal Photochemotherapy
  • Extracorporeal Photopheresis
  • Photochemotherapy, Extracorporeal

Traductions

  • français

  • Photochimiothérapie extra-corporelle
  • Photochimiothérapie extracorporelle

URI

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

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RDF/XML TURTLE JSON-LD Date de création 16/02/1993, dernière modification le 18/06/2015