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Phototherapy in Childhood [PDF]
Abstract: Background: Little data exist about the efficacy of phototherapy in childhood dermatoses. Objective: To report our experience with pediatric patients treated with phototherapy. Methods: The study included children ≤17 years of age, who were treated in our phototherapy unit between 1985 and 2005. Data were retrospectively collected.
Sibel, Ersoy-Evans +3 more
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Phototherapy is one of the most important therapeutic modalities in dermatology. This field has seen several major advances in the recent years, the most recent being targeted phototherapy. Targeted phototherapy, which includes laser and nonlaser technologies, delivers light/laser in the ultraviolet spectrum, of specific wavelength, specifically ...
Mysore, Venkataram
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The efficacy and wavelengths of fiberoptic phototherapy and conventional daylight phototherapy were compared in a relatively larger series of term newborns with nonhemolytic and significant hyperbilirubinemia than reported in previous studies. One
S U Sarici +4 more
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Targeted Cancer Phototherapy Using Phthalocyanine–Anticancer Drug Conjugates
Phototherapy, the use of light to selectively ablate cancerous tissue, is a compelling prospect. Phototherapy is divided into two major domains: photodynamic and photothermal, whereby photosensitizer irradiation generates reactive oxygen species or heat,
Robert, Edkins, Christopher, Rennie
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Hypocalcemia in Jaundiced Neonates Receiving Phototherapy
Background: Hyperbilirubinemia is a common problem in neonates. Phototherapy and exchange transfusion are the primary treatment modalities. Less known, but one of the potential complications of phototherapy is hypocalcemia.
Sabina Shrestha +4 more
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Background: Thrombocytopenia as a side effect of phototherapy has not been mentioned in standard literature and textbooks. Though there are few studies in this regard, but results are conflicting.
Santi Kumar Sarkar +13 more
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Comparison Between Oral Zinc and Agar with Phototherapy in The Treatment of Neonatal Jaundice: A Prospective Clinical Trial Study [PDF]
Background: Neonatal jaundice is a major neonatal health hazard and this calls for the importance of studying effective treatment for it.Objective: To evaluate the efficacy of phototherapy, oral zinc salts and agar on the treatment of neonatal ...
Amira Hamed, Ahmed Ismael, Maha Ragab
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Considering its effects, side effects, and contraindications, phototherapy is a treatment option that can be used in patients who do not respond to topical treatments, suffer side effects, or have diffuse lesions.
Akyol, Melih
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Phototherapy in Pediatric Dermatology [PDF]
Background: Phototherapy is a safe and effective treatment modality for skin diseases in children such as psoriasis, atopic dermatitis, pityriasis lichenoides, vitiligo, cutaneous cell lymphoma, pityriasis rubra pilaris, and other skin disorders.
Citra Dwi Harningtyas
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Introduction In recent years, it has been demonstrated that photobiomodulation therapy (PBMT) using low-level laser therapy and/or light-emitting diode therapy combined to static magnetic field (sMF) has ergogenic effects, improving muscular performance ...
Paulo Roberto Vicente de Paiva +7 more
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