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Article: Cystic acne improved by photodynamic therapy with short-contact 5-aminolevulinic acid and sequential combination of intense pulsed light and blue light activation.(CASE REPORTS)
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- Journal of Drugs in Dermatology
- Article date:
- November 1, 2005
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Abstract
Photodynamic therapy with short-contact 5-aminolevulinic acid (Levulan[R] Kerastick[R], Dusa Pharmaceuticals, Inc.) and activation by intense pulsed light in an initial treatment and blue light in 3 subsequent treatments has resulted in significant improvement in severity of acne, reduction in the number of lesions, improvement in skin texture, and smoothing of scar edges in an Asian patient with severe (class 4) facial cystic acne and scarring.
Introduction
Photodynamic therapy (PDT) with topical 5-aminolevulinic acid (ALA) photosensitizing agent has been shown to be an effective treatment of mild to moderate acne, (1-3) intractable ...