Risk of Skin Cancer among Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease Treated with Ultraviolet B Phototherapy for Uraemic Pruritus: A Nationwide Cohort Study

The safety of ultraviolet B (UVB) phototherapy with respect to cutaneous carcinogenesis has not been established for patients with chronic kidney disease. To investigate this issue, a nationwide cohort study of 10,805 patients with advanced chronic kidney disease was conducted using data from the Na...

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Main Authors: Mei-Ju Ko, Jenq-Wen Huang, Hon-Yen Wu, Wan-Chuan Tsai, Le-Yin Hsu, Ping-Hsiu Tsai, Kuo-Liong Chien, Kuan-Yu Hung
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Society for Publication of Acta Dermato-Venereologica 2021-02-01
Series:Acta Dermato-Venereologica
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Online Access: https://www.medicaljournals.se/acta/content/html/10.2340/00015555-3758