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Of these, 30 patients had received NB\u2010UVB, 18 patients oral PUVA and 5 patients bath PUVA.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>Fifty patients completed a full treatment course. The percentage of patients with a complete (&gt;90% clearing) or good (51%\u201090% clearing) response was similar for NB\u2010UVB versus PUVA (86.2% vs. 90.5%; <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u00a0=\u00a01.00). The number of exposures required for obtaining a complete or good response was also comparable for both treatment groups (NB\u2010UVB: 28.9\u00a0\u00b1\u00a012.3 vs. PUVA: 25.4\u00a0\u00b1\u00a010.1; <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u00a0=\u00a0.209). 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