Open AccessLight therapy for diabetic skin lesions. Rothmann (Strahlentherapie, Bd. 24, H. 3)
Author(s) -
L. N. Klyachkin
Publication year - 1928
Publication title -
kazanskij medicinskij žurnal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2587-9359
pISSN - 0368-4814
DOI - 10.17816/kazmj90202
Subject(s) - medicine , itching , diabetes mellitus , dermatology , insulin , surgery , endocrinology
The author successfully applied ultraviolet rays to a patient suffering from pruritus on the basis of diabetes, while diet and insulin without light therapy did not give the patient any relief. In another case, a patient with diabetic mycosis, improvement was achieved only after local illumination of the affected parts: epithelialization of erosions, disappearance of inflammatory hyperemia, excruciating itching, etc.