General aerocryotherapy in combination with narrowband UVB 311 nm phototherapy in patients with atopic dermatitis

Abstract

The article presents the results of the use of general aerocryotherapy and narrow-band UVB phototherapy 311 nm in 70 patients with atopic dermatitis (AtD). There was a marked improvement in the dermatological status in patients of both groups after treatment (SCORAD index in the 1^st group decreased by 90 %). In the 2^nd group the reduction of the SCORAD index was 80 %, which corresponded to a significant improvement. The intensity of itching in patients who received a combined treatment decreased by 75 %. In patients receiving monotherapy with UV-311 nm phototherapy, the itching index decreased by 67 %. In the 1^st group the DLQI decreased from 24.7 ± 1.6 to 6.3 ± 0.8 after treatment, and in the 2^nd group from 25.3 ± 1.1 to 9.7 ± 0.5 points. Thus, in the group receiving combined treatment, the decrease of most indicators was significantly more pronounced, which allows us to consider it as a highly effective non-drug treatment of patients with At D.