Randomized, double-blind comparison of 1 mg/L versus 5 mg/L methoxsalen bath-PUVA therapy for chronic plaque-type psoriasis.

Background: Bath-psoralen plus ultraviolet A (PUVA) radiation therapy is increasingly replacing oral PUVA because of its superior short- and long-term safety profile. Several investigations in recent years have led to a refinement of the bath-PUVA protocol; however, the optimal therapeutic concentration of methoxsalen in the bath water has as yet not been delineated.

Objectives: The therapeutic efficacy and tolerability of bath-PUVA by using two different dilutions of methoxsalen (1 mg/L vs 5 mg/L or 0.

Comparison of MRI and conventional radiography for assessment of acromial shape.

Objective: Our aim was to determine the value of different MRI planes independently and in combination for assessment of acromial shape.

Materials And Methods: Sixty-one patients with subacromial impingement syndrome who had undergone acromioplasty after failure to respond to conservative treatment were included in the study. Parasagittal T2-weighted MR images and outlet view radiographs of the affected shoulders were acquired preoperatively.