Photonic technology for the treatments of venous and arterial ulcers: Case report. Academic Article

abstract

• In this report, we report a case study on a 50-year-old male patient with different chronic wounds, such as venous ulcer and arterial ulcer in both legs. These wounds have persisted for more than 10 years, despite the different treatments applied, including, different dressings, hyperbaric camera, as well as the used of several medicines of oral and topical application. The case is addressed with the aim to evaluate if treatment that uses combined techniques such as low level laser therapy (LLLT), photodynamic therapy and cellulose membrane is able to improve healing and reduction of time of treatment in those types of chronic wounds. The results show the clinical protocol is effective for the healing of arterial and venous ulcers and can be considered as a promising possibility.

authors

• Bagnato, Vanderlei

published proceedings

• Photodiagnosis Photodyn Ther

author list (cited authors)

• Carbinatto, F. M., de Aquino, A. E., Coelho, V., & Bagnato, V. S.

complete list of authors

• Carbinatto, Fernanda Mansano||de Aquino, Antonio Eduardo||Coelho, Vitória Helena Maciel||Bagnato, Vanderlei S

publication date

• June 2018

publisher

• Elsevier  Publisher

published in

• Photodiagnosis and Photodynamic Therapy  Journal

keywords

• Arterial Ulcer
• Cellulose Membrane
• Chronic Disease
• Combined Modality Therapy
• Humans
• Leg Ulcer
• Low Level Laser Therapy
• Low-level Light Therapy
• Male
• Middle Aged
• Photochemotherapy
• Photodynamic Therapy
• Venous Ulcer
• Wound Healing

PubMed Central ID

• 29471148

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.1016/j.pdpdt.2018.02.011

start page

• 39

end page

• 41

volume

• 22

URL

• http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.pdpdt.2018.02.011