Phototherapy (LEDs 660/890nm) in the treatment of leg ulcers in diabetic patients: case study.
This study evaluated the use of phototherapy in the healing of mixed leg ulcers in two diabetic patients (type 2) with arterial hypertension. The device had probe 1 (one 660 nm LED, 5 mW) applied in 3 ulcers and probe 2 (32 890 nm LEDs associated with 4 660 nm LEDs, 500 mW) in 6 ulcers. After asepsis, ulcers were treated with probes to 3 J/cm2, 30 sec per point, twice a week, followed by topical daily dressing with 1% silver sulphadiazine during 12 weeks. The following analyses of ulcers with software Image J showed that probe 2 presented mean healing rates of 0.6; 0.7 and 0.9, whereas probe 1 had 0.2; 0.4 and 0.6 at 30, 60 and 90 days, respectively. Phototherapy accelerated wound healing of leg ulcers in diabetic patients.
Minatel
Débora Garbin
DG
Fisioterapeuta, Doutora em Biotecnologia pela Universidade Federal do Amazonas (UFAM), Manaus (AM), Brazil.
Enwemeka
Chukuka Samuel
CS
França
Suzelei Castro
SC
Frade
Marco Andrey Cipriani
MA
D000368:Aged; D000891:Anti-Infective Agents, Local / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000150:complications*; D017719:Diabetic Foot / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010789:Phototherapy / Q000379:methods*; D012837:Silver Sulfadiazine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D013997:Time Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome
D000891:Anti-Infective Agents, Local; D012837:Silver Sulfadiazine