HELIOTHERAPY IN PSORIASIS

My experiences in treating a large number of cases of psoriasis locally with the mercury quartz lamp during the last few years have convinced me that this therapy constitutes a relatively satisfactory and cleanly method. While it is not invariably successful, I have often observed that psoriasis lesions clear up more effectively than under any other form of treatment except roentgenotherapy. For various reasons, I prefer the former; I believe that recurrences are delayed longer after successful ultraviolet light treatment. It seems to me to be safer and more desirable when the scalp is involved, although I realize that it is stated on very good authority that roentgenotherapy is safe and effective. I now have a patient with psoriasis in my care suffering from alopecia due to roentgen-ray treatments administered by a local expert for the eradication of psoriasis lesions of the scalp. The lesions have been eradicated, and so