We describe a 79-year-old female with a chronic venous ulceration infected by Staphylococcus aureus and Enterococcus faecalis and not responsive to conventional treatments. The patient was treated with Methyl-Aminolaevulinate Photodynamic Therapy (MAL-PDT). After four weeks the cutaneous swabs become negative and we observed a significant clinical improvement. Therefore we suppose that MAL-PDT could represent a valid therapeutic option in the treatment of infected chronic ulcers. Copyright © by BIOLIFE, s.a.s.
Antibacterial activity of methyl aminolevulinate photodynamic therapy in the treatment of a cutaneous ulcer / Devirgiliis, V., Panasiti, V., Fioriti, D., Anzivino, E., Bellizzi, A., Cimillo, M., Curzio, M., Melis, L., Roberti, V., Gobbi, S., P., L., Richetta, A.G., Calvieri, S., Chiarini, F., Nicosia, R., Pietropaolo, V.A.. - In: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF IMMUNOPATHOLOGY AND PHARMACOLOGY. - ISSN 0394-6320. - STAMPA. - 24:3(2011), pp. 793-795.
Antibacterial activity of methyl aminolevulinate photodynamic therapy in the treatment of a cutaneous ulcer
DEVIRGILIIS, VALERIA;PANASITI, VINCENZO;FIORITI, DANIELA;ANZIVINO, ELENA;BELLIZZI, ANNA;CIMILLO, MANUELA;CURZIO, MICHELA;MELIS, LUCA;ROBERTI, VINCENZO;GOBBI, SILVIA;RICHETTA, Antonio Giovanni;CALVIERI, Stefano;CHIARINI, Fernanda;NICOSIA, Rosa;PIETROPAOLO, Valeria Antonietta
2011
Abstract
We describe a 79-year-old female with a chronic venous ulceration infected by Staphylococcus aureus and Enterococcus faecalis and not responsive to conventional treatments. The patient was treated with Methyl-Aminolaevulinate Photodynamic Therapy (MAL-PDT). After four weeks the cutaneous swabs become negative and we observed a significant clinical improvement. Therefore we suppose that MAL-PDT could represent a valid therapeutic option in the treatment of infected chronic ulcers. Copyright © by BIOLIFE, s.a.s.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
