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extracorporeal photochemotherapy |
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extracorporeal photochemotherapy, a procedure for treating pemphigus vulgaris by treating the patient's blood outside the body. Certain drugs are first administered to the patient. Some of the patient's blood is then removed temporarily for exposure to ultraviolet light outside the body. The blood, after treatment, is returned to the patient. See also photochemotherapy. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Investigators found that Targretin capsule therapy reliably induced rapid responses in these erythrodemic patients who had been refractory to interferon, extracorporeal photochemotherapy, electron beam radiotherapy, photochemotherapy with ultraviolet-A, topical chemotherapy, systemic chemotherapy, and combinations of these therapies. |
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