The effect of balneophototherapy in the Blue Lagoon in Iceland on psoriasis compared with phototherapy alone

• Main Author: Eysteinsdóttir, Jenna Huld
• Other Authors: Jón Hjaltalín Ólafsson, Læknadeild (HÍ), Faculty of Medicine (UI), Heilbrigðisvísindasvið (HÍ), School of Health Sciences (UI), Háskóli Íslands, University of Iceland
• Format: Doctoral or Postdoctoral Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: University of Iceland, School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine 2017
• Subjects: Psoriasis; Blue Lagoon; Balneophototherapy; IL-17; Quality of life; Trozak histological score; IL-22; Outcome measure; Sóríasis; Bláa lónið; Baðlækningar; Sjúkdómar; Doktorsritgerðir; Iceland
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11815/522

Abstract Psoriasis is a chronic immune-mediated inflammatory skin disease with profound effects on psychosocial wellbeing. Narrowband UVB phototherapy is a known effective treatment for chronic plaque psoriasis and previous studies suggest an additional beneficial effect of balneophototherapy (BPT)...