Successful treatment of Old World cutaneous leishmaniasis with red or green light photodynamic therapy

Cutaneous leishmaniasis is one of the most common travel dermatoses in Germany, which can be acquired not only in Africa, Asia or the American continent, but also in southern European countries. In addition to the currently available topical and systemic therapy options, there have been increasing r...

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Published in:Dermatologie (Heidelberg, Germany) Germany), 2022-12, Vol.73 (12), p.952
Main Authors: Burmann, Sven-Niklas, Oellig, Frank, Paschos, Alexandros, Hofmann, Silke C, Lehmann, Percy, Kreuter, Alexander, Balakirski, Galina
Format: Article
Language:ger
Subjects:
Aminolevulinic Acid - therapeutic use
Humans
Leishmaniasis, Cutaneous - drug therapy
Photochemotherapy
Photosensitizing Agents - therapeutic use
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Summary:Cutaneous leishmaniasis is one of the most common travel dermatoses in Germany, which can be acquired not only in Africa, Asia or the American continent, but also in southern European countries. In addition to the currently available topical and systemic therapy options, there have been increasing reports of successful treatment of cutaneous leishmaniasis with photodynamic therapy (PDT) using numerous therapy regimens and different photosensitizers in recent years. We report on successful photodynamic therapy of Old World cutaneous leishmaniasis with red and green light PDT with 10% 5‑aminolevulinic acid.
ISSN:2731-7013
DOI:10.1007/s00105-022-05038-w