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September 5, 2026Journal of Dermatological TreatmentOpen Access

Use of narrowband-UVB phototherapy as long-term treatment of urticaria pigmentosa: a case series

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CTCarli TucciZRZasca-aisha RistiantoERElisabeth G. Richard

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Overview

Case series demonstrates complete pruritus relief and lesion improvement with narrowband-UVB in urticaria pigmentosa, highlighting its potential as a durable, well-tolerated therapy.

Key Points

  • To evaluate the efficacy, safety, and durability of narrowband-UVB (NB-UVB) phototherapy for treating long-standing urticaria pigmentosa.
  • Conducted a retrospective chart review of three adult patients with long-standing urticaria pigmentosa treated with NB-UVB phototherapy.
  • Extracted clinical data regarding disease duration, prior therapies, phototherapy parameters, adverse events, pruritus severity, and investigator global assessment responses.
  • Pruritus resolved during therapy in all three patients, with two patients achieving documented clinical improvement in lesion appearance.
  • Treatment was well tolerated, with adverse events limited to mild, transient erythema in two patients and no severe or long-term complications.

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Tucci et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a9bd4126b95aff0620eb7b8https://doi.org/10.1080/09546634.2026.2724627
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