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Phototherapy of photodermatoses

Journal of Dermatological Treatment, 2002
Phototherapy and photochemotherapy (PUVA therapy) have revolutionized the treatment of many photodermatoses and can offer photosensitive patients an improved quality of life. This is especially the case for polymorphic light eruption, chronic actinic dermatitis, erythropoietic protoporphyria and solar urticaria.
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Automated phototherapy vest [PDF]

, 2014
Phototherapy is the most commonly used therapeutic intervention for the treatment of hyperbilirubinemia (jaundice). Fiberoptic, fluorescent tubes, halogen bulb and also LEDs are among regular light sources used for phototherapy.
Che Harun, Fauzan Khairi, Daud, Siti Asmah, Mohd. Addi, Mitra   +2 more
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Management of Radiodermatitis in Patients With Head and Neck Cancer Undergoing Radiotherapy: A Scoping Review

Health Care Science, EarlyView.
The data obtained through this review highlight the lack of global consensus among radiotherapy centers on the best topical treatment for radiodermatitis. It indicates that the choice of treatment depends on professional judgment due to the absence of standardized guidelines, pointing to the need for more robust scientific research to develop effective
Tâmara Taynah Medeiros da Silva, Louise Constancia de Melo Alves Silva, Thatiane Evelyn de Lima Fernandes, Karena Cristina da Silva Leal, Thaís Brunna Maurício Pinheiro, Guilherme Moises Alves Fernandes, Kátia Regina Barros Ribeiro, Daniele Vieira Dantas, Rodrigo Assis Neves Dantas   +8 more
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NIR-guided dendritic nanoplatform for improving antitumor efficacy by combining chemo-phototherapy

Background: Phototherapy, including photothermal therapy (PTT) and photodynamic therapy (PDT), is a promising noninvasive strategy in the treatment of cancers due to its highly localized specificity to tumors and minimal side effects to normal tissues ...
Jie Cao (353200), Mingtao Liang (21135956), Yong Sun (406434), Ruifen Ge (21329804), Lisa Xu (5907743), Shangcong Han (1422838), Jinnan Chi (6943712)   +6 more
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Preterm assisted vaginal births and associated maternal and neonatal outcomes: A retrospective study in a tertiary hospital

International Journal of Gynecology &Obstetrics, EarlyView.
Abstract Objectives This study compares maternal and neonatal outcomes between preterm vacuum and forceps‐assisted vaginal births and evaluates preterm outcomes between those <34 + 0 weeks gestation to those ≥34 + 0. Methods This study is a single‐center retrospective cohort study of all singleton assisted vaginal births during 2014–2021. Delivery data
Caroline Leps, Paul Naseef, Elham Almoli, Daniel Kane, Nancy Nancy, Melissa Walker, John Kingdom, Sebastian R. Hobson   +7 more
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Mother infant zero separation for neonatal jaundice: we are getting closer

Italian Journal of Pediatrics
Background Although phototherapy represents the standard of care for preventing bilirubin neurotoxicity, it can have both short- and long-term adverse effects. Moreover, phototherapy can interfere with mother-infant relationship and breastfeeding.
Riccardo Davanzo, Paola Cavicchioli, Massimo Agosti, Carlo Dani   +3 more
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Effect of phototherapy on serum calcium level in neonatal hyperbilirubinemia

Journal of Karnali Academy of Health Sciences, 2021
:  Neonatal  hyperbilirubinaemia or jaundice is one of the commonest issues affecting neonates. It is observed in up to 60% of term infants and 80% of preterm infants .Phototherapy is one of the therapy methods for jaundice Hypocalcemia is one of the ...
Sandeep Shrestha, Sunil Budhathoki, Sesananda Sanjel, Namrata Sindan, Nirajana Kayastha, Annie Shrestha   +5 more
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Early versus late amniotomy during twin labor

International Journal of Gynecology &Obstetrics, EarlyView.
Abstract Objective This study evaluates whether timing of amniotomy affects labor characteristics and maternal and neonatal outcomes in twin deliveries. Methods This retrospective study was conducted at a single academic medical center and included dichorionic diamniotic (DCDA) twin pregnancies with a normal anomaly scan and a vertex‐presenting leading
Or Eliner, Inbar Lidor, Or Touval, Gil Shechter Maor, Michal Kovo, Tal Biron‐Shental   +5 more
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Intertwin birth weight discordance, mode of delivery, and fetal and neonatal outcomes in twin pregnancies

International Journal of Gynecology &Obstetrics, EarlyView.
Abstract Objective The aim of the present study was to evaluate the association between intertwin birth weight discordance and fetal and neonatal outcomes in twin pregnancies, and to assess its relationship with mode of delivery. Methods This retrospective cohort study included twin pregnancies delivered at a tertiary referral center.
Ana Martínez‐Zarco, Javier Sánchez‐Romero, José Eliseo Blanco‐Carnero, Paz Crespo‐Bañón, Romina Sol Liandro, Miriam Pertegal‐Ruiz, Walter Plasencia‐Acevedo, Aníbal Nieto‐Díaz, Catalina de Paco‐Matallana   +8 more
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Targeted phototherapy for skin diseases

, 2015
Phototherapy is a therapeutic strategy in dermatology for treating several skin diseases.Conventional phototherapy has some disadvantages, hence a targeted phototherapy that emitsselective laser or ultraviolet (UV) light and targets specific area of ...
Arief Budiyanto, Sa’adatul Huriyah
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