[Photodynamic diagnosis and therapy in dermatology. Experience with use of TPPS4 in skin diseases].

Background: Some skin lesions e.g. basal cell carcinomas are sometimes difficult to remove completely and frequent relapses can develop after their imperfect removal.

[Therapy of pruritus using ultraviolet irradiation in patients on hemodialysis].

Background: Patients with chronic renal insufficiency (CHRI) frequently suffer from generalized pruritus, which is difficult to palliate. One of the treatments with favourable effect on pruritus is UV radiation.

Methods And Results: Fifteen patients were exposed to UVB radiation in doses from 20 to 45 s or from 1 min and 20 s to 18 min (i.

Epidemiology of nickel allergy.

In 2400 consecutive patients at 8 clinics in 5 countries, nickel hypersensitivity was found in 176 cases (7.3%), 19 male (2.1%) and 157 female (10.