The effect of narrowband ultraviolet B phototherapy on antinuclear antibody status: A case-control study.

Ömer Kutlu Pınar Ozdemir Cetinkaya Nermin Karaosmanoğlu Engin Karaaslan Esra Kiratli Nalbant Hatice Meral Ekşioğlu

Published in: Photodermatology, photoimmunology & photomedicine (2020)

This study revealed that ANA positivity increased after NB-UVB phototherapy. However, it did not provide evidence for increased connective tissue disease risk. Therefore, ANA might not need to be routinely checked before treatment unless the patients have signs and symptoms indicating autoimmune diseases.

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