Author(s):
1. Aakifullah Khan:
Swat Institute of Nuclear Medicine and Radiotherapy (SINOR), Swat, Pakistan
2. Karim Khan:
Department of Physics, University of Malakand, Chakdara, KPK, Pakistan
3. Ghufran Biradar:
Swat Institute of Nuclear Medicine and Radiotherapy (SINOR), Swat, Pakistan
4. Moiz Khan:
Peshawar Medical College, Peshawar KPK, Pakistan.
Abstract:
Cutaneous Leishmaniasis (CL), the most common subtype of leishmaniasis, is a vector borne disease transmitted by sand fly. Herein, we report a case of CL being treated for the first time with photodynamic therapy (PDT) in KPK, Pakistan. A 55-year-old female patient presented with a single chronic disfiguring ulcerated lesion on the chin. The patient had received pentavalent antimoniate for the last 2 years, with no satisfactory outcome. We treated the patient with methylaminolevulinate based PDT and observed complete response after three sessions of the PDT treatment, each with a light energy dose of 75 J/cm2. The patient has remained disease-free for over 2 years. This study demonstrates the promising role of PDT in the treatment of CL.
Page(s):
120-124
DOI:
DOI not available
Published:
Journal: Journal of Pakistan Association of Dermatologists, Volume: 31, Issue: 1, Year: 2021
Keywords:
Cutaneous leishmaniasis
,
photosensitizer
,
Photodynamic therapy
,
methylaminolevulinate
,
pentavalent antimoniate
References:
References are not available for this document.
Citations
Citations are not available for this document.