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Therapy with orally administered methoxsalen and ultraviolet A radiation during childhood increases the risk of basal cell carcinoma. The PUVA Follow-up Study.

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Stern, RS; Nichols, KT
Published in: J Pediatr
December 1996

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.

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J Pediatr

DOI

ISSN

0022-3476

Publication Date

December 1996

Volume

129

Issue

6

Start / End Page

915 / 917

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Time Factors
  • Skin Neoplasms
  • Risk Factors
  • Psoriasis
  • Pediatrics
  • PUVA Therapy
  • Neoplasms, Radiation-Induced
  • Methoxsalen
  • Male
  • Humans
 

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Journal cover image

Published In

J Pediatr

DOI

ISSN

0022-3476

Publication Date

December 1996

Volume

129

Issue

6

Start / End Page

915 / 917

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Time Factors
  • Skin Neoplasms
  • Risk Factors
  • Psoriasis
  • Pediatrics
  • PUVA Therapy
  • Neoplasms, Radiation-Induced
  • Methoxsalen
  • Male
  • Humans