18 years long-term results of facial port-wine stain (PWS) after photodynamic therapy (PDT)--a case report

Photodiagnosis Photodyn Ther. 2015 Mar;12(1):143-5. doi: 10.1016/j.pdpdt.2014.09.004. Epub 2014 Oct 25.

Abstract

Port-wine stain (PWS) is still a challenging condition for clinician to treat, because in the majority of cases, the stains are not lifted fully by treatment with laser therapy. Photodynamic therapy (PDT) was considered recently as a promising alternative treatment for PWS. We report here long-term follow-up measures 18 years on PWS lesion treated with PDT and the histological data of residual PWS.

Keywords: Efficacy; Long-term; PDT; Photodynamic Therapy; Port-wine stain.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Facial Dermatoses / drug therapy*
  • Facial Dermatoses / pathology*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Longitudinal Studies
  • Photochemotherapy / methods*
  • Photosensitizing Agents / therapeutic use
  • Port-Wine Stain / drug therapy*
  • Port-Wine Stain / pathology*
  • Treatment Outcome

Substances

  • Photosensitizing Agents