Therapy with orally administered methoxsalen and ultraviolet A radiation during childhood increases the risk of basal cell carcinoma

R. S. Stern; K. T. Nichols; E. Bauer; J. Koo; J. H. Epstein; J. Wolf; T. P. Nigra; J. Voorhees; T. F. Anderson; J. Prystowsky; S. Muller; M. McEvoy; J. R. Taylor; N. Zaias; F. Urbach; K. A. Arndt; R. D. Baughman; I. M. Braverman; J. Murray; V. Werth; A. Sober

doi:10.1016/S0022-3476(96)70039-2

Therapy with orally administered methoxsalen and ultraviolet A radiation during childhood increases the risk of basal cell carcinoma

R. S. Stern
, K. T. Nichols
, E. Bauer
, J. Koo
, J. H. Epstein
, J. Wolf
, T. P. Nigra
, J. Voorhees
, T. F. Anderson
, J. Prystowsky
, S. Muller
, M. McEvoy
, J. R. Taylor
, N. Zaias
, F. Urbach
, K. A. Arndt
, R. D. Baughman
, I. M. Braverman
, J. Murray
, V. Werth

A. Sober

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Abstract

A child was treated from age 18 months to 8 years with oral methoxsalen and ultraviolet A radiation (PUVA) for refractory psoriasis. Two basal cell cancers developed before age 21 years, suggesting that exposure to PUVA in childhood increases the risk of basal cell cancer.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	915-917
Number of pages	3
Journal	Journal of Pediatrics
Volume	129
Issue number	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0022-3476(96)70039-2
State	Published - 1996
Externally published	Yes

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Stern, R. S., Nichols, K. T., Bauer, E., Koo, J., Epstein, J. H., Wolf, J., Nigra, T. P., Voorhees, J., Anderson, T. F., Prystowsky, J., Muller, S., McEvoy, M., Taylor, J. R., Zaias, N., Urbach, F., Arndt, K. A., Baughman, R. D., Braverman, I. M., Murray, J., ... Sober, A. (1996). Therapy with orally administered methoxsalen and ultraviolet A radiation during childhood increases the risk of basal cell carcinoma. Journal of Pediatrics, 129(6), 915-917. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0022-3476(96)70039-2

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Therapy with orally administered methoxsalen and ultraviolet A radiation during childhood increases the risk of basal cell carcinoma

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