The invention relates to an
irradiation device and method for the treatment of totally or partially
cell-mediated inflammations of the
skin, the
connective tissue and the viscera, viral and other infectious diseases such as HIV and prionic infections, fungal infections of the
skin and the mucous membranes, bacterial diseases of the
skin and the mucous membranes as well hand eczema and anal eczema which comprises at least one
irradiation device to irradiate a surface treatment area where the
wavelength of the emitted
radiation to a treatment area is longer than 400 nm and comprises at least one spectral band between 400-500 nm while the
radiation device has a
gas discharge lamp containing at least
gallium,
indium or their respective halides as
irradiation source, means that less than 7% of the overall optical output are emitted in the UV range, wherein at least 30% of the optical output are emitted in the range of 400-500 nm; and contains means for the generation of optical pulses towards a treatment area with a
power density of the optical pulse peaks larger than 0.5 W / cm2 and smaller than 500 W / cm2. The energy of one pulse relates to 0.05-10 J / cm2.