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Is PUVA Therapy The Correct Treatment For Staphylococcus Infection?
SIR IAM SUFFERING STAPHYLO COCCUS INFECTION FROM 1 YEAR ON LOWER LEGS - I HAVE TAKE MANY MORE ANTIBIOTICS BUT IT NOT COMPLETELY STOPED. I WANT TO TAKE PUVA THERAPY - IS IT CORRECT TREATMENT ? IAM ALSO DIABETIC - PLEASE CHOOSE CORRECT - IPRAY YOU DOCTOR
Fri, 6 Jun 2014
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PUVA is a combination of an oral drug and subsequent ultraviolet light exposure.
It is mainly used in the treatment of skin diseases like psoriasis,vitiligo, mycosis fungoides (cutaneous T cell lymphoma), and graft versus host disease.
As you are having staphylococcal infection which is a bacterial infection,PUVA therapy doesn't help much.
Hope you are happy with the answer..
Thank you
Welcome to HCM
PUVA is a combination of an oral drug and subsequent ultraviolet light exposure.
It is mainly used in the treatment of skin diseases like psoriasis,vitiligo, mycosis fungoides (cutaneous T cell lymphoma), and graft versus host disease.
As you are having staphylococcal infection which is a bacterial infection,PUVA therapy doesn't help much.
Hope you are happy with the answer..
Thank you
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