PDT and emerging therapies for Actinic Keratosis-A resource letter.
Aktinic Keratosis is common and if left untreated may develop into life threatening squamous cell carcinoma. Therefore early intervention is the standard of care. While many treatments are available PDT continues to move to the for - front for this indication (Brito et al., 2016 [31]). Topical PS is commercially available that are able to reliably ablate these lesions. Innovative protocols including sunlight, large volume LED arrays and maneuvers to improve treatment parameters and cosmesis continue to make this a worldwide treatment of choice for AK.
Instituto de Fisica de São Carlos,USP, Brazil.
José D Vollet
JDV
Filho
Instituto de Fisica de São Carlos,USP, Brazil.
Cintia T
CT
Andrade
Instituto de Fisica de São Carlos,USP, Brazil.
Hilde H
HH
Buzza
Instituto de Fisica de São Carlos,USP, Brazil.
Kate
K
Blanco
Instituto de Fisica de São Carlos,USP, Brazil.
Fernanda
F
Carbinatto
Instituto de Fisica de São Carlos,USP, Brazil.
Vanderlei S
VS
Bagnato
Instituto de Fisica de São Carlos,USP, Brazil. Electronic address: ronrallison@gmail.com.
Ron R
RR
Allison
D006801:Humans; D055623:Keratosis, Actinic / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000628:therapy; D010778:Photochemotherapy / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods*; D017319:Photosensitizing Agents / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*
D017319:Photosensitizing Agents
Actinic Keratosis; PDT; Photodynamic therapy; Review