Real-life experience from a tertiary phototherapy center on solar urticaria: clinical features, management, and long-term outcomes from a twenty-year cohort

Key Points

• The study aims to evaluate the clinical features and long-term outcomes of solar urticaria management through phototherapy.
• Conducted a cohort analysis over 20 years at a tertiary phototherapy center
• Administered tolerance-induction phototherapy using UVA or NB-UVB
• Performed extended follow-up assessments to evaluate treatment efficacy and safety
• Most patients achieved durable phototolerance and long-term remission
• Phototherapy demonstrated sustained efficacy over extended follow-ups
• The treatment showed a favorable safety profile in real-world conditions