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A combination of phototherapy modalities for extensive lip lesions in a patient with SARS‐CoV‐2 infection
- Source :
- Photodiagnosis and Photodynamic Therapy
- Publication Year :
- 2021
- Publisher :
- Elsevier BV, 2021.
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Abstract
- Many oral signs and symptoms related to the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) have been reported; however, both prevalence and etiology are still undetermined. Since the clinical features of the oral lesions seen in COVID-19 are highly heterogeneous and the treatments differ considerably in the literature, the present study aimed to report a clinical case in which a combination of antimicrobial photodynamic therapy (aPDT) and photobiomodulation therapy (PBMT) was used for extensive lip lesions in a patient suffering from COVID-19. Within 4 days and without any systemic drug administration, after two sessions of aPDT and one session of PBMT, the lip lesions were completely healed, and the patient recovered her orofacial functions satisfactorily. According to the current case report and taking into consideration the evident lack of information about many aspects of COVID-19 infection, this combination of phototherapy modalities seems to be a promising tool for managing COVID-19-related lip lesions; however, more studies are necessary.
- Subjects :
- medicine.medical_specialty
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)
medicine.medical_treatment
Biophysics
Case Report
Signs and symptoms
Photodynamic therapy
Disease
Dermatology
medicine
Humans
Pharmacology (medical)
Oral manifestations
Low-Level Light Therapy
Photosensitizing Agents
Modalities
Antimicrobial photodynamic therapy
SARS-CoV-2
business.industry
COVID-19
Drug administration
Middle Aged
Lip
Methylene Blue
Photochemotherapy
Oncology
Etiology
Photobiomodulation therapy
Female
business
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 15721000
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Photodiagnosis and Photodynamic Therapy
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....8ebe7da5ba5526dc43b72bd17acc1fa7
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pdpdt.2021.102196