18 years long-term results of facial port-wine stain (PWS) after photodynamic therapy (PDT)--a case report.

Abstract

Port-wine stain (PWS) is still a challenging condition for clinician to treat, because in the majority of cases, the stains are not lifted fully by treatment with laser therapy. Photodynamic therapy (PDT) was considered recently as a promising alternative treatment for PWS. We report here long-term follow-up measures 18 years on PWS lesion treated with PDT and the histological data of residual PWS.

• Authors: Wenxin Yu, Gang Ma, Yajing Qiu, Hui Chen, Yunbo Jin, Xi Yang, Xiaojie Hu, Lei Chang, Tianyou Wang, Henghua Zhou, Wei Li, Xiaoxi Lin
• Journal: Photodiagnosis and photodynamic therapy (Photodiagnosis Photodyn Ther) Vol. 12 Issue 1 Pg. 143-5 (Mar 2015) ISSN: 1873-1597 [Electronic] Netherlands
• PMID: 25461965 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)
• Copyright: Copyright © 2014 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

Chemical References

• Photosensitizing Agents

Topics

• Adolescent
• Facial Dermatoses (drug therapy, pathology)
• Female
• Humans
• Longitudinal Studies
• Photochemotherapy (methods)
• Photosensitizing Agents (therapeutic use)
• Port-Wine Stain (drug therapy, pathology)
• Treatment Outcome