title: Daylight photodynamic therapy - Experience and safety in treatment of actinic keratoses of the face and scalp in low latitude and high brightness region.
abstract: Daylight photodynamic therapy has been used in countries with high latitudes during the summer for actinic keratoses treatment with reports of similar efficacy to conventional photodynamic therapy. We evaluate its safety in 20 patients in the city of Fortaleza, a local with low latitude and high brightness. Sixteen patients did not report any discomfort due to the procedure. Daylight photodynamic therapy is an easy application method with great tolerability by the patient and has the possibility of being performed throughout the year in these regions. It can mean a promising tool in the control of skin cancer.
authors.affiliation: Service of Dermatology of the Centro de Dermatologia Dona Libânia - Fortaleza (CE), Brazil.
authors.forename: Luiz Eduardo Garcia
authors.initials: LE
authors.lastname: Galvão
authors.affiliation: Service of Dermatology of the Centro de Dermatologia Dona Libânia - Fortaleza (CE), Brazil.
authors.forename: Heitor de Sá
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Gonçalves
authors.affiliation: Service of Dermatology of the Centro de Dermatologia Dona Libânia - Fortaleza (CE), Brazil.
authors.forename: Karine Paschoal
authors.initials: KP
authors.lastname: Botelho
authors.affiliation: Service of Dermatology of the Centro de Dermatologia Dona Libânia - Fortaleza (CE), Brazil.
authors.forename: Juliana Chagas
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Caldas
mesh_terms: D000622:Aminolevulinic Acid / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004307:Dose-Response Relationship, Radiation; D005148:Facial Dermatoses / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006801:Humans; D055623:Keratosis, Actinic / Q000188:drug therapy*; D010778:Photochemotherapy / Q000379:methods*; D017319:Photosensitizing Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D012536:Scalp Dermatoses / Q000188:drug therapy*; D013472:Sunlight; D013997:Time Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D017319:Photosensitizing Agents; C475457:methyl 5-aminolevulinate; D000622:Aminolevulinic Acid