NEURODERMATITIS

PD Dr. Detlef Becker treats patients with neurodermatitis at the Department of Dermatology of the Mainz University Medical Center using the innovative approach of photodynamic therapy. (photo: Peter Pulkowski)NEURODERMATITIS

Blue light therapy can allay inflammation

There is hope for people suffering from neurodermatitis: PD Dr. Detlef Becker, senior physician at the Department of Dermatology at the Mainz University Medical Center, has achieved fantastic results with photodynamic therapy, a treatment with blue light. But it is expensive and the statutory health insurance does not cover it. A new clinical study shall provide reliable data on the efficacy of the method.

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