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Photodynamic therapy for chronic venous ulcers.

Abstract
Some laboratory findings and a few case reports support the treatment of chronic venous ulcers with photodynamic therapy. We treated 19 patients with refractory chronic venous ulcers using photodynamic therapy. The ulcers healed in 15 cases (78.9%) after an average of 6.8 photodynamic therapy sessions (range 6.0-8.0). In the remaining 4 cases, the ulcers showed marked improvement after 10 photodynamic therapy sessions. Photodynamic therapy seems to represent a good alternative therapeutic choice for refractory chronic venous ulcers.
AuthorsPietro Cappugi, Claudio Comacchi, Daniele Torchia
JournalActa dermatovenerologica Croatica : ADC (Acta Dermatovenerol Croat) Vol. 22 Issue 2 Pg. 129-31 ( 2014) ISSN: 1847-6538 [Electronic] Croatia
PMID25102799 (Publication Type: Journal Article)
Chemical References
  • Photosensitizing Agents
Topics
  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Italy
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Photochemotherapy (methods)
  • Photosensitizing Agents (therapeutic use)
  • Prospective Studies
  • Treatment Outcome
  • Varicose Ulcer (drug therapy, microbiology)
  • Wound Healing

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