"Trioxsalen" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Pigmenting photosensitizing agent obtained from several plants, mainly Psoralea corylifolia. It is administered either topically or orally in conjunction with ultraviolet light in the treatment of vitiligo.
| Descriptor ID |
D014307
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D03.383.663.283.446.794.875 D03.633.100.150.446.794.875 D03.633.300.770.875
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| Concept/Terms |
Trioxsalen- Trioxsalen
- Trioxysalen
- Trioxisalenum
- 4,5',8-Trimethylpsoralen
- 2,5,9-Trimethyl-7H-furo(3,2-g)benzopyran-7-one
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Vitiligo treatment. Curr Probl Dermatol. 1986; 15:265-71.
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Photochemotherapy of vitiligo. Use of orally administered psoralens and a high-intensity long-wave ultraviolet light system. Arch Dermatol. 1976 Nov; 112(11):1531-4.