‘Photodynamic therapy light’: An enhanced treatment protocol for actinic keratoses with minimal pain and optimal clinical outcome by combining laser-assisted low irradiance PDT with shortened daylight PDT

‘Photodynamic therapy light’: An enhanced treatment protocol for actinic keratoses with minimal pain and optimal clinical outcome by combining laser-assisted low irradiance PDT with shortened daylight PDT

Background: Between 2003 and 2016, 546 patients in our clinic discontinued outpatient treatment for actinic keratoses (AKs) using conventional photodynamic therapy (PDT) because of intolerable pain, thereby necessitating the use of a less painful procedure. Therefore, we developed a novel off-label...

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Main Authors: Martin T. Braun, Kelly Del Tredici, Anna Wölling, Luitgard Wiest
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2025-02-01
Series:Photodiagnosis and Photodynamic Therapy
Subjects:
Actinic keratoses
Photodynamic therapy
PDT
PDT light
Phototoxic side-effects
Pain during illumination
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1572100024004095
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