Supersoft roentgen rays called grenz rays, generated in a tube at low voltages and having wave lengths of 1 to 3 angstroms(H.V.L. 0.01 to 0.035 mm. Al. ), are employed in the treatment of superficial dermatoses patients (112 cases) in the Department of Dermatology, Cho Sun University hospital from March 1, 1972 to April 30, 1974.
Results of these Series are as Follows:
1) Among the 112 patients, including 28 patients of neurodermatitis, 14 patients of nummular eczema and 10 patients of atopic dermatitis showed therapeutic success.
2) Grenz ray irradiations were remarkably effective for 6 cases of capillary hemangioma, 2 cases of basal cell epithelioma and 3 cases of verruca plana juvenilia, and less effective for psoriasis vulgaris, tinea pedis, acne vulgaris, nevus verrucosus and alopecia areata.
3) Complications included 21 cases of hyperpigmentation and burning sensations in neurodermatitis and nummular eczema.
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