Open AccessFluorescent diagnosis of acnes
Author(s) -
О. Л. Романова
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
učënye zapiski sankt-peterburgskogo gosudarstvennogo medicinskogo universiteta im. akad. i.p. pavlova/učënye zapiski sankt-peterburgskogo gosudarstvennogo medicinskogo universiteta imeni akademika i. p. pavlova
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2541-8807
pISSN - 1607-4181
DOI - 10.24884/1607-4181-2014-21-1-51-54
Subject(s) - propionibacterium acnes , fluorescence , orange (colour) , fluorescent light , dermatology , chemistry , acne , microbiology and biotechnology , medicine , biology , optics , food science , physics
The porphyrins produced by Propionibacterium acnes exhibit an orange-red fluorescence under UVA light. Our experience with treatment of 20 patients with different forms of ames has shown effectiveness of the external antibacterial therapy with the aid of the fluorescent photography of the skin.