Treatment of oral lichen planus with photodynamic therapy mediated methylene blue: A case report
Med. oral patol. oral cir. bucal (Internet)
; 11(2): E126-E129, mar.-abr. 2006. ilus
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ABSTRACT
Oral lichen planus (OLP) is a common chronic disease of uncertain origin. Many patients with OLP are refractory to all available therapies. The photodynamic therapy (PDT) was used as a possible alternative method in the treatment of lichen planus. Two patients with five oral lichen planus lesions were treated using topical PDT mediated by methylene blue (MB-PDT). The patients were followed up on sessions 3, 7, 15 days and 1 to 9 months after PDT. Clinical improvement was achieved in four lesions. Two lesions showed complete remission, and another two lesions had about 50% clinically improvement 3-9 months after a single session of PDT. No response detected in one lesion. MB-PDT blue seems to be an effective alternative treatment for control of OLP. In our opinion, this preliminary result warrant further studies in order to show the efficacy of MB-PDT in control of OLP for a longer period of time
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Assunto principal:
Fotoquimioterapia
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Fármacos Fotossensibilizantes
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Líquen Plano Bucal
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Azul de Metileno
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Feminino
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Humanos
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Masculino
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Inglês
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Med. oral patol. oral cir. bucal (Internet)
Ano de publicação:
2006
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Instituição/País de afiliação:
Academic Center for Education, Culture and Research (ACECR)/Iran
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Tabriz University of Medical Sciences/Tabriz
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Tehran University of Medical Sciences (TUMS)/Iran