Recurrent herpes simplex infections: laser therapy as a potential tool for long-term successful treatment / Herpes simplex recorrente: laser terapia como método alternativo para tratamento a longo prazo
Rev. Soc. Bras. Med. Trop
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44(3): 397-399, May-June 2011. ilus
Article
in English
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ABSTRACT
Herpes simplex virus types 1 and 2 are the main infectious agents associated with oral and genital ulcerations. These infections are now widely recognized as sexually transmitted diseases. Among treatment options, low-level laser therapy (LLLT) has shown promising clinical results as a longer-lasting suppression therapy. Two clinical cases are described with recurrent labial herpes for which LLLT was used. Following treatment, both patients remained symptom free during the 17-month clinical follow-up period.
RESUMO
Os vírus do herpes simplex tipos 1 e 2 são os principais agentes infecciosos associados às ulcerações orais e vaginais. Estas infecções são amplamente reconhecidas como doenças sexualmente transmissíveis. Entre as opções de tratamento, o laser de baixa intensidade (LBI) mostrou resultados promissores como terapia de supressão de longa duração. Descrevemos dois casos clínicos com herpes labial recorrentes nos quais o LBI foi utilizado que permaneceram assintomáticos durante 17 meses de controle clínico.
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LILACS (Americas)
Main subject:
Low-Level Light Therapy
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Herpes Labialis
Type of study:
Observational study
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Prognostic study
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Risk factors
Limits:
Female
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Humans
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Male
Language:
English
Journal:
Rev. Soc. Bras. Med. Trop
Journal subject:
Tropical Medicine
Year:
2011
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Brazil
Institution/Affiliation country:
Universidade Federal Fluminense/BR
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Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro/BR
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