"Photopheresis" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A process in which peripheral blood is exposed in an extracorporeal flow system to photoactivated 8-methoxypsoralen (METHOXSALEN) and ultraviolet light - a procedure known as PUVA THERAPY. Photopheresis is at present a standard therapy for advanced cutaneous T-cell lymphoma; it shows promise in the treatment of autoimmune diseases.
| Descriptor ID |
D017893
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E02.774.945.500.500 E04.292.762
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| Concept/Terms |
Photopheresis- Photopheresis
- Extracorporeal Photopheresis
- Photopheresis, Extracorporeal
- Extracorporeal Photochemotherapy
- Extracorporeal Photochemotherapies
- Photochemotherapies, Extracorporeal
- Photochemotherapy, Extracorporeal
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Extracorporeal photopheresis for the treatment of chronic graft versus host disease. Hematology. 2022 Dec; 27(1):785-794.