A combination of phototherapy modalities for extensive lip lesions in a patient with SARS-CoV-2 infection.
Photodiagnosis Photodyn Ther
; 33: 102196, 2021 Mar.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1051903
ABSTRACT
Many oral signs and symptoms related to the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) have been reported; however, both prevalence and etiology are still undetermined. Since the clinical features of the oral lesions seen in COVID-19 are highly heterogeneous and the treatments differ considerably in the literature, the present study aimed to report a clinical case in which a combination of antimicrobial photodynamic therapy (aPDT) and photobiomodulation therapy (PBMT) was used for extensive lip lesions in a patient suffering from COVID-19. Within 4 days and without any systemic drug administration, after two sessions of aPDT and one session of PBMT, the lip lesions were completely healed, and the patient recovered her orofacial functions satisfactorily. According to the current case report and taking into consideration the evident lack of information about many aspects of COVID-19 infection, this combination of phototherapy modalities seems to be a promising tool for managing COVID-19-related lip lesions; however, more studies are necessary.
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MEDLINE
Main subject:
Photochemotherapy
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Low-Level Light Therapy
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COVID-19
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Lip
Type of study:
Case report
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Etiology study
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Observational study
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Prognostic study
Limits:
Female
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Humans
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Middle aged
Language:
English
Journal:
Photodiagnosis Photodyn Ther
Journal subject:
Diagnostic Imaging
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Therapeutics
Year:
2021
Document Type:
Article
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J.pdpdt.2021.102196
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