title: Recurrent herpes simplex infections: laser therapy as a potential tool for long-term successful treatment.
abstract: Herpes simplex virus types 1 and 2 are the main infectious agents associated with oral and genital ulcerations. These infections are now widely recognized as sexually transmitted diseases. Among treatment options, low-level laser therapy (LLLT) has shown promising clinical results as a longer-lasting suppression therapy. Two clinical cases are described with recurrent labial herpes for which LLLT was used. Following treatment, both patients remained symptom free during the 17-month clinical follow-up period.
authors.affiliation: Instituto de Microbiologia Paulo de Góes, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil.
authors.forename: Dennis Carvalho
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: Ferreira
authors.forename: Helena Lucia Barroso
authors.initials: HL
authors.lastname: Reis
authors.forename: Fernanda Sampaio
authors.initials: FS
authors.lastname: Cavalcante
authors.forename: Kátia Regina Netto Dos
authors.initials: KR
authors.lastname: Santos
authors.forename: Mauro Romero Leal
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Passos
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006560:Herpes Labialis / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D006801:Humans; D028022:Low-Level Light Therapy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012008:Recurrence; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D055815:Young Adult