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Phototherapy is often considered first-line therapy, with more evidence for psoralen ultraviolet A than narrowband ultraviolet B (NB-UVB). We aimed to evaluate the effectiveness and safety of NB-UVB in generalized GA and to review the literature.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Materials and Methods:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>In this observational, retrospective study, 11 patients with generalized GA who received NB-UVB between 2013 and 2023 were evaluated. Data from the patients were obtained from the phototherapy unit and clinical follow-up forms.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Eleven patients, 10 (90.9%) female and 1 (9.1%) male were included in the study. The mean age of the patients was 57.6 \u00b1 7.9 years. The mean disease duration was 26.9 \u00b1 27.9 weeks. Three (27.2%) of the patients had interstitial GA. All patients showed improvement: NB-UVB therapy resulted in complete response in 18.2% of the patients and partial response in 81.8%. The mean number of NB-UVB sessions was 36.4 \u00b1 13.8. The mean cumulative dose was 37.1 \u00b1 25.6 J\/cm\n                      <jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup>\n                      . There was no significant difference in the mean number of sessions and cumulative dose according to clinical response (\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\n                      &gt; .05). NB-UVB was extremely well tolerated. After phototherapy, patients were followed for at least 6 months; no relapses were observed.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>NB-UVB is an effective and safe treatment option in generalized GA.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1177\/12034754241290811","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2024,10,24]],"date-time":"2024-10-24T05:22:24Z","timestamp":1729747344000},"page":"24-28","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1177\/sage-journals-update-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":3,"title":["Narrowband Ultraviolet B Phototherapy for Generalized Granuloma Annulare: Real-Life Experience and Review of the Literature"],"prefix":"10.1177","volume":"29","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-6041-6636","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Ersoy","family":"Acer","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Dermatology and Venereology Department, Eskisehir Osmangazi University, Eskisehir, Turkey"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Hilal","family":"Kaya Erdo\u011fan","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Dermatology and Venereology Department, Eskisehir Osmangazi University, Eskisehir, Turkey"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Esra","family":"A\u011fao\u011flu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Dermatology and Venereology Department, Eskisehir Osmangazi University, Eskisehir, Turkey"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Muzaffer","family":"Bilgin","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Biostatistics Department, Eskisehir Osmangazi University, Eskisehir, Turkey"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Zeynep Nurhan","family":"Sara\u00e7o\u011flu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Dermatology and Venereology Department, Eskisehir Osmangazi University, Eskisehir, Turkey"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"179","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2024,10,24]]},"reference":[{"key":"e_1_3_2_2_2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1007\/s40257-021-00636-1"},{"key":"e_1_3_2_3_2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/j.jaad.2015.03.055"},{"key":"e_1_3_2_4_2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1007\/s40257-017-0334-5"},{"key":"e_1_3_2_5_2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1111\/jdv.12976"},{"key":"e_1_3_2_6_2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1111\/j.1600-0781.2005.00145.x"},{"key":"e_1_3_2_7_2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1001\/archderm.1997.03890480131025"},{"key":"e_1_3_2_8_2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1111\/j.1468-3083.2011.04320.x"},{"key":"e_1_3_2_9_2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1111\/j.1600-0781.2011.00574.x"},{"key":"e_1_3_2_10_2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1046\/j.1365-2133.2001.04188.x"},{"key":"e_1_3_2_11_2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1111\/dth.12315"},{"key":"e_1_3_2_12_2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.3109\/09546634.2015.1087461"},{"key":"e_1_3_2_13_2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/j.jaad.2020.04.095"},{"key":"e_1_3_2_14_2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/j.jaad.2015.03.017"},{"key":"e_1_3_2_15_2","first-page":"91","article-title":"Ringed eruptions of the fingers","volume":"7","author":"Colcott-Fox T","year":"1895","unstructured":"Colcott-Fox T. 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