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ArticleActa dermato-venereologica2026

Successful Treatment of Refractory Hailey-Hailey Disease with Narrow-Band Ultraviolet B Light: A Case Series.

Longfei Zhu, Mengyao Yi, Yichen Han, Bin Peng, Songmei Geng

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Article in Acta dermato-venereologica, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Longfei ZhuDepartment of Dermatology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China.
Mengyao YiDepartment of Dermatology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China.ORCID 0000-0002-3487-7025
Yichen HanDepartment of Dermatology, Xi'an Ninth People's Hospital, Xi'an, China.
Bin PengDepartment of Dermatology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China.
Songmei Geng1Department of Dermatology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China. gengsongmei73@163.com.

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Abstract

To evaluate the efficacy and safety of narrow-band ultraviolet B (NB-UVB) in treating refractory Hailey-Hailey Disease (HHD), four HHD patients (36-68 years old, disease duration 5-20 years) were included. NB-UVB was administered twice weekly, with initial doses 0.300-0.500 J/cm2; and 0.050 J/cm2; increments per session, and some patients received concurrent topical medications; follow-up lasted 1.5-3 months, with outcomes assessed via lesion body surface area (BSA) and Visual Analog Scale scores (disease severity, Refractory Visual Analog Scale, pruritus). Onset time was 0.25-4 months: 2 patients achieved complete lesion clearance, the other 2 had 60% and 87.5% BSA reduction, and the longest remission was 18 months; only 1 patient reported moderate irradiation-site pain, with no severe adverse events. NB-UVB shows satisfactory efficacy and good safety in refractory HHD and may serve as a viable treatment option.

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Pemphigus, Benign FamilialSkinUltraviolet TherapyAdultAgedFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedRemission InductionTime FactorsTreatment Outcome

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