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- Title
Successful photodynamic therapy in a pediatric patient with difficult warts.
- Authors
Borgia, Francesco; Giuffrida, Roberta; Coppola, Marialorena; Cannavò, Serafinella Patrizia
- Abstract
Cutaneous viral warts (VWs) are lesions caused by Human Papillomavirus (HPV), commonly found in children.[1] Several therapies are employed for the treatment of warts (topical keratolytics, electrosurgery, cryotherapy, laser ablation), although often complicated by pain, scars, hyper-/hypopigmentation and high risk of recurrence.[1] Conventional photodynamic therapy (PDT) involves the use of a topical photosensitizer and a red-light to generate reactive oxygen species. Moreover, they are often contraindicated or not tolerated, especially in children.[1] PDT may represent an alternative therapeutic option for warts, especially for patients who are resistant to routine treatments. In conclusion, PDT may represent a relatively new therapeutic modality for some patients with warts, especially where other treatments have shown no or minimal improvement, or in whom invasive therapies should be avoided or not well tolerated.
- Subjects
WARTS; PHOTODYNAMIC therapy; PEDIATRIC therapy; SALINE solutions; PHOTOTHERAPY; TREATMENT effectiveness
- Publication
Dermatologic Therapy, 2020, Vol 33, Issue 3, p1
- ISSN
1396-0296
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/dth.13391