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Practical approach to the use of daylight photodynamic therapy with topical methyl aminolevulinate for actinic keratosis: a European consensus
- Publication Year :
- 2015
- Publisher :
- Blackwell, 2015.
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Abstract
- INTRODUCTION Daylight-mediated photodynamic therapy has been shown to be an effective therapy for actinic keratoses (AKs) and a simple and tolerable treatment procedure in three randomized Scandinavian studies and two recent Phase III randomized controlled studies in Australia and Europe. OBJECTIVES To establish consensus recommendations for the use of daylight photodynamic therapy (DL-PDT) using topical methyl aminolaevulinate (MAL) in European patients with AKs. METHODS The DL-PDT consensus recommendations were developed on behalf of the European Society for Photodynamic Therapy in Dermatology and comprised of 10 dermatologists from different European countries with experience in how to treat AK patients with PDT. Consensus was developed based on literature review and experience of the experts in the treatment of AK using DL-PDT. RESULTS The recommendations arising from this panel of experts provide general guidance on the use of DL-PDT as a dermatological procedure with specific guidance regarding patient selection, therapeutic indications, when to treat, pre-treatment skin preparation, MAL application and daylight exposure for patients with AK in different countries of Europe. CONCLUSIONS This consensus recommendation provides a framework for physicians to perform DL-PDT with MAL cream while ensuring efficiency and safety in the treatment of patients with AK in different European countries.
- Subjects :
- medicine.medical_specialty
Consensus
Administration, Topical
medicine.medical_treatment
Photodynamic therapy
Dermatology
Controlled studies
Methyl aminolaevulinate
Methyl aminolevulinate
Humans
Medicine
Daylight
610 Medicine & health
Societies, Medical
Photosensitizing Agents
business.industry
Actinic keratosis
Aminolevulinic Acid
medicine.disease
Europe
Keratosis, Actinic
Infectious Diseases
Photochemotherapy
Treatment procedure
business
Skin preparation
medicine.drug
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....aae87d79ffcbf8e9cf68233941c81816
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.7892/boris.76545