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Successful treatment of recalcitrant dissecting cellulitis of the scalp with ALA-PDT: case report and literature review.

Abstract
A case of refractory dissecting cellulitis of the scalp (DCS) in a forty-one-year-old Chinese female patient was treated with a total of 6 sessions of topical ALA-PDT at one week intervals. The patient tolerated and responded well to this new approach without any adverse events. This suggested that topical ALA-PDT could be an effective and safe alternative for DCS patients who were refractory to other conventional therapies. We also reviewed etiology, pathophysiology, natural history and treatment options for DCS.
AuthorsYe Liu, Ying Ma, Lei-Hong Xiang
JournalPhotodiagnosis and photodynamic therapy (Photodiagnosis Photodyn Ther) Vol. 10 Issue 4 Pg. 410-3 (Dec 2013) ISSN: 1873-1597 [Electronic] Netherlands
PMID24284093 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article, Review)
CopyrightCopyright © 2013 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
Chemical References
  • Photosensitizing Agents
  • Aminolevulinic Acid
Topics
  • Administration, Topical
  • Adult
  • Aminolevulinic Acid (administration & dosage)
  • Cellulitis (drug therapy, pathology)
  • Chronic Disease
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Photochemotherapy (methods)
  • Photosensitizing Agents (administration & dosage)
  • Scalp Dermatoses (drug therapy, pathology)
  • Skin Diseases, Genetic (drug therapy, pathology)
  • Treatment Outcome

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