title: Antimicrobial Photodynamic Therapy to treat chemotherapy-induced oral lesions: Report of three cases.
abstract: The development of Angular Cheilitis and the reactivation of Herpes Simplex Virus, could be related to a decrease in the resistance of the immune system in the infected host, being common in cancer patients receiving antineoplastic chemotherapy. The objective of the present manuscript is to report Antimicrobial Photodynamic Therapy as a treatment of infected oral lesions of patients submitted to chemotherapy.
authors.affiliation: Santa Casa de Montes Claros Hospital - Minas Gerais, Brazil.
authors.forename: Breno Amaral
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Rocha
authors.affiliation: Santa Casa de Montes Claros Hospital - Minas Gerais, Brazil.
authors.forename: Mário Rodrigues
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Melo Filho
authors.affiliation: Department of Biomaterials and Oral Biology, School of Dentistry, University of São Paulo (SP), 05508-000 São Paulo, SP, Brazil. Electronic address: lysimoes@usp.br.
authors.forename: Alyne
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Simões
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000009:adverse effects*; D002613:Cheilitis / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000188:drug therapy; D005260:Female; D006561:Herpes Simplex / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009059:Mouth Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology; D010778:Photochemotherapy / Q000379:methods*; D017319:Photosensitizing Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents; D017319:Photosensitizing Agents
keywords: Angular Cheilitis; Antimicrobial Photodynamic Therapy; Cancer patients; Chemotherapy; Herpes Simplex Virus Type 1; Oral lesions