Antibacterial Activity of Methyl Aminolevulinate Photodynamic Therapy in the Treatment of a Cutaneous Ulcer | Zendy

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Antibacterial Activity of Methyl Aminolevulinate Photodynamic Therapy in the Treatment of a Cutaneous Ulcer

Author(s) -

Valeria Devirgiliis,

Vincenzo Panasiti,

D. Fioriti,

Elena Anzivino,

Anna Bellizzi,

Marco Cimillo,

Michela Curzio,

Luca Melis,

Vincenzo Roberti,

S. Gobbi,

Piergiorgio Lieto,

Antonio Giovanni Richetta,

Stefano Calvieri,

F. Chiarini,

R Nicosia,

Valeria Pietropaolo

Publication year - 2011

Publication title -

international journal of immunopathology and pharmacology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.724

H-Index - 53

eISSN - 2058-7384

pISSN - 0394-6320

DOI - 10.1177/039463201102400326

Subject(s) - photodynamic therapy , medicine , enterococcus faecalis , dermatology , staphylococcus aureus , surgery , bacteria , chemistry , organic chemistry , biology , genetics

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.

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