Photochemotherapy (PUVA) is used to treat severe psoriasis by combining the use of methotrexate with ultraviolet A light waves to:
a. cause remission of the disease
b. cure the disease
c. result in the full-blown recurrence of the disease, which may then be surgically removed
d. slow cell division, which relieves symptoms
D
Medical management of clients with psoriasis focuses on slowing the rate of epidermal cell formation or altering abnormal keratinization; the condition cannot be cured, only controlled with prescribed medications such as keratolytic agents, corticosteroids, and methotrexate, and with photochemotherapy to slow cell division, which relieves symptoms.
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