Photodynamic therapy: a better treatment for widespread Bowen's disease.
We report here the use of photodynamic therapy to treat two patients with multiple lesions of Bowen's disease. A total of over 500 lesions were treated, less than 10% requiring two treatments, and at follow-up 6 months later no lesions remained in either patient. The only important side-effect of treatment was a marked photosensitivity reaction. We consider photodynamic therapy an efficient treatment for Bowen's disease; multiple lesions can be treated in a short treatment session, without local anaesthesia, and healing occurs within 2 weeks.
Robinson
P J
PJ
Department of Otolaryngology, Royal South Hants Hospital, Southampton.
Carruth
J A
JA
Fairris
G M
GM
D000368:Aged; D001913:Bowen's Disease / Q000188:drug therapy*; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000188:drug therapy*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010778:Photochemotherapy / Q000009:adverse effects