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Photodynamic therapy for subungual Bowen's disease
Author(s) -
Tan Boon,
Sinclair Rodney,
Foley Peter
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
australasian journal of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.67
H-Index - 53
eISSN - 1440-0960
pISSN - 0004-8380
DOI - 10.1111/j.1440-0960.2004.00082.x
Subject(s) - medicine , photodynamic therapy , bowen's disease , levulinic acid , dermatology , lesion , nail (fastener) , emulsion , surgery , pathology , chemical engineering , engineering , biochemistry , chemistry , materials science , organic chemistry , basal cell , metallurgy , catalysis
SUMMARY A 35‐year‐old police shooting instructor with a 4‐year history of Bowen's disease of the nail bed on his right index finger confirmed histologically, was successfully treated with photodynamic therapy (PDT). Four cycles of PDT were used with two different photosensitizers: 20% 5‐amino‐levulinic acid oil in water emulsion and methyl amino‐levulinate (Metvix ® ) cream. The lesion was successfully treated with clinical and histological clearance. There was minimal loss of time from work, with neither functional nor cosmetic deficits.