Real-life effectiveness of narrowband UVB phototherapy for pityriasis lichenoides: a retrospective study

Rachele Bardelli; Francesco Bellinato; Andrea Carugno; Nicola Zerbinati; Paolo Gisondi; Giampiero Girolomoni

doi:10.4081/dr.2025.10272

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Rachele Bardelli Section of Dermatology and Venereology, Department of Medicine, University of Verona; Dermatology Unit, Ospedale di Circolo e Fondazione Macchi, ASST Sette Laghi, Varese, Italy. https://orcid.org/0009-0001-2005-321X
Francesco Bellinato
francesco.bellinato@univr.it
Section of Dermatology and Venereology, Department of Medicine, University of Verona, Italy. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6163-6921
Andrea Carugno Dermatology Unit, Ospedale di Circolo e Fondazione Macchi, ASST Sette Laghi, Varese; Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Insubria, Varese, Italy. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8231-2205
Nicola Zerbinati Dermatology Unit, Ospedale di Circolo e Fondazione Macchi, ASST Sette Laghi, Varese; Department of Medicine and Innovation Technology, University of Insubria, Varese, Italy.
Paolo Gisondi Section of Dermatology and Venereology, Department of Medicine, University of Verona, Italy.
Giampiero Girolomoni Section of Dermatology and Venereology, Department of Medicine, University of Verona, Italy.

Dear Editor,

Pityriasis lichenoides (PL) is an inflammatory skin disease of unknown etiology. The clinical spectrum of pityriasis lichenoides encompasses febrile ulcer-necrotic Mucha-Habermann disease (FUMHD), pityriasis lichenoides et varioliformis acuta (PLEVA), and pityriasis lichenoides chronica (PLC). Phototherapy is an effective and well-tolerated modality that is often successful for persistent PL or resistant to topical treatments. A retrospective observational study was conducted involving patients from the dermatology section of the University of Verona with a confirmed histological diagnosis of PLEVA and PLC accessed between January 2003 and June 2024. [...]

Real-life effectiveness of narrowband UVB phototherapy for pityriasis lichenoides: a retrospective study

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