Dermatological Phototherapy and Photodiagnostic Methods

Basic Mechanisms in Photo(chemo)therapy.- UV Radiation, Irradiation, and Dosimetry.- Photo(chemo)therapy in Daily Practice.- Mechanisms of Photo(chemo)therapy.- Photo(chemo)therapy for Psoriasis.- Photo(chemo)therapy for Atopic Dermatitis.- Phototherapy and Photochemotherapy of the Idiopathic Photodermatoses.- Photo(chemo)therapy for Cutaneous T-Cell Lymphoma.- Phototherapeutic Options for Vitiligo.- Photo(chemo)therapy of Graft-versus-Host Disease (GvHD).- Phototherapy and Photochemotherapy: Less Common Indications for Use.- Phototherapy and HIV Infection.- Special Phototherapeutic Modalities.- Photodynamic Therapy in Dermatology.- Extracorporeal Photoimmunochemotherapy.- Ultraviolet A-1 Phototherapy: Indications and Mode of Action.- Photoprotection in Daily Practice.- Acute and Chronic Photodamage from Phototherapy, Photochemotherapy, and Solar Radiation.- Photoprotection.- Photodiagnostic Procedures in Daily Practice.- Photodiagnostic Modalities.- The Photopatch Test.- Fluorescence Diagnosis in Dermatology.- Practical Guidelines for Broadband UVB, Narrowband UVB, UVA-1 Phototherapy, and PUVA Photochemotherapy-A Proposal.- Technical Equipment.

Jean Krutmann is Professor of Dermatology and Environmental Medicine and Director of the Institut für Umweltmedizinische Forschung (Institute for Environmental Medical Research) at the Heinrich Heine University, Düsseldorf. His field of research is dermatotoxicology and immunodermatology, with special emphasis on environmentally induced skin diseases. He is author or co-author of more than 200 papers and the recipient of various awards.