{"title":"Noninvasive red and near‐infrared wavelength‐induced photobiomodulation: promoting impaired cutaneous wound healing","authors":"Anju Yadav, Asheesh Gupta","doi":"10.1111/phpp.12282","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/phpp.12282","url":null,"abstract":"The innumerable intricacies associated with chronic wounds have made the development of new painless, noninvasive, biophysical therapeutic interventions as the focus of current biomedical research. Red and near‐infrared light‐induced photobiomodulation therapy appears to emerge as a promising drug‐free approach for promoting wound healing, reduction in inflammation, pain and restoration of function owing to penetration power in conjunction with their ability to positively modulate the biochemical and molecular responses. This review will describe the physical properties of red and near‐infrared light and their interaction with skin and highlight their efficacy of wound repair and regeneration. Near‐infrared (800–830 nm) was found to be the most effective and widely studied wavelength range followed by red (630–680 nm) and 904 nm superpulsed light exhibiting beneficial photobiomodulatory effects on impaired dermal wound healing.","PeriodicalId":20060,"journal":{"name":"Photodermatology","volume":"13 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"74909513","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Jia Zhang, R. Cheng, Xia Yu, Zhonghui Sun, Ming Li, Z. Yao
{"title":"Expansion of the genotypic and phenotypic spectrum of xeroderma pigmentosum in Chinese population","authors":"Jia Zhang, R. Cheng, Xia Yu, Zhonghui Sun, Ming Li, Z. Yao","doi":"10.1111/phpp.12283","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/phpp.12283","url":null,"abstract":"Xeroderma pigmentosum (XP) is a rare genodermatosis characterized by exaggerated sunburn reactions, freckle‐like pigmentation, and a high possibility of developing cutaneous tumors. XP comprised seven complementation groups (from XP‐A to XP‐G) and a variant form XP‐V.","PeriodicalId":20060,"journal":{"name":"Photodermatology","volume":"313 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"87515564","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Ronghua Li, Meng Qiao, Xiaoyan Wang, Xintong Zhao, Qing Sun
{"title":"Effect of narrow band ultraviolet B phototherapy as monotherapy or combination therapy for vitiligo: a meta‐analysis","authors":"Ronghua Li, Meng Qiao, Xiaoyan Wang, Xintong Zhao, Qing Sun","doi":"10.1111/phpp.12277","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/phpp.12277","url":null,"abstract":"The treatment of vitiligo is still one of the most difficult dermatological challenges, although there are many therapeutic options. Narrow band ultraviolet B (NB‐UVB) phototherapy is considered to be a very important modality for generalized vitiligo.","PeriodicalId":20060,"journal":{"name":"Photodermatology","volume":"16 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"91373450","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
M. Storz, B. Gronwald, S. Gottschling, J. Schöpe, Russalina Mavrova, S. Baum
{"title":"Photobiomodulation therapy in breast cancer‐related lymphedema: a randomized placebo‐controlled trial","authors":"M. Storz, B. Gronwald, S. Gottschling, J. Schöpe, Russalina Mavrova, S. Baum","doi":"10.1111/phpp.12284","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/phpp.12284","url":null,"abstract":"The aim of our study was to examine the effects of photobiomodulation therapy (PBMT) in the treatment of breast cancer‐related lymphedema using a compactly designed treatment regime consisting of eight therapy sessions in combination with a cluster laser device covering a total area size of 78.54 cm² over the axillary.","PeriodicalId":20060,"journal":{"name":"Photodermatology","volume":"5 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"85163577","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Evaluation of the efficacy of photodynamic therapy for the treatment of actinic cheilitis","authors":"Y. Chaves, L. Torezan, S. Lourenço, C. F. Neto","doi":"10.1111/phpp.12281","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/phpp.12281","url":null,"abstract":"Actinic cheilitis (AC) is a lip intraepithelial neoplasia, whose cells present alterations similar to those presented by invasive squamous cell carcinomas (SCCs).","PeriodicalId":20060,"journal":{"name":"Photodermatology","volume":"25 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"78001714","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
M. Moncourier, S. Assikar, I. Matei, N. Souyri, Marion Couture, E. Rigot, S. Delauménie, C. Bédane
{"title":"Visible light‐induced solar urticaria is improved by omalizumab","authors":"M. Moncourier, S. Assikar, I. Matei, N. Souyri, Marion Couture, E. Rigot, S. Delauménie, C. Bédane","doi":"10.1111/phpp.12271","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/phpp.12271","url":null,"abstract":"Solar urticaria (SU) is a rare type of physical urticaria triggered by sun exposure with pathognomonic wheal and flare seen within five to ten minutes of sun exposure. The mechanism of action is a type 1 hypersensibility, Immunoglobulin E mediated, triggered by an unknown photoallergen. Phototesting determines the eliciting action spectrum and the minimal urticaria dose. The first line treatment relay on antihistamines and sun protectors. Other treatment options are phototherapy, plasmapheresis, cyclosporin A, and intravenous immunoglobulin (1). Therefore some SU are resistant to these treatments. The objective of this study was to investigate the variation in phototest results in patients with solar urticaria, triggered mainly by visible light, resistant to antihistamines treatment, receiving two injections of omalizumab, a monoclonal antibody, 150 mg per month for three months. \u0000 \u0000This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.","PeriodicalId":20060,"journal":{"name":"Photodermatology","volume":"337 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"73201079","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
J. P. Castanedo-Cázares, J. D. Cortés-García, C. Fuentes-Ahumada, K. Martínez-Rosales, B. Torres‐Álvarez
{"title":"Repigmentation patterns induced by NB‐UVB and their relationship with melanocytic migration and proliferation in vitiligo","authors":"J. P. Castanedo-Cázares, J. D. Cortés-García, C. Fuentes-Ahumada, K. Martínez-Rosales, B. Torres‐Álvarez","doi":"10.1111/phpp.12275","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/phpp.12275","url":null,"abstract":"Vitiligo is the most commonly acquired depigmentation disorder of the skin and is characterized by the destruction of melanocytes. Ultraviolet phototherapy with narrow band (UVB‐NB) induces proliferation, differentiation, maturation, and migration of melanocytes. The clinical repigmentation is featured by follicular, marginal, and diffuse patterns. The aim of this study was to observe the process involved in the melanocyte migration and proliferation among these patterns and the unresponsive lesions following UVB‐NB phototherapy. The focal adhesion kinase (FAK) and c‐KIT were used as markers of melanocyte migration and differentiation, respectively.","PeriodicalId":20060,"journal":{"name":"Photodermatology","volume":"18 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"78333373","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
T. Uzunçakmak, A. Karadağ, E. Ozlu, N. Akdeniz, Bengu Cobanoglu Simsek
{"title":"Effective treatment of Fox–Fordyce disease with pulsed dye laser","authors":"T. Uzunçakmak, A. Karadağ, E. Ozlu, N. Akdeniz, Bengu Cobanoglu Simsek","doi":"10.1111/phpp.12272","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/phpp.12272","url":null,"abstract":"Dear Sir, Fox–Fordyce disease (FFD) is a rare inflammatory disorder of apocrine sweat glands, which is clinically characterized by smooth, uniform, firm, folliculocentric, yellow skin-colored papules on apocrine gland-bearing areas (1). Etiology of FFD is still unclear, but epidemiologic data support the role of hormonal component (1, 2). FFD is a treatment-resistant disease, and no certain treatment method has been proven to be curative. Topical and intralesional glucocorticoids, topical and systemic retinoids, topical clindamycin, topical pimecrolimus cream, benzoyl peroxide, oral contraceptives, oral isotretinoin, and ablative lasers have been reported with varying efficacy portion. In recalcictrant cases, mechanical destruction or removal of the apocrine glands can be offered. Pulsed dye laser is a gold standard treatment method for vascular lesions which was first used in the treatment of telangiectatic chronic erythema in 1996 (3). Today, we can use this laser in many different indications both in vascular, inflammatory, and tumoral etiology (4, 5). Effect of this laser has not been reported in the literature before. We want to present a young female patient with Fox–Fordyce disease with good response to pulsed dye laser. A 17-year-old female patient admitted to our outpatient clinic with a 2-year history of no hair growth and no sweating on bilaterally axillar region with excessive itching. Dermatological examination revealed multiple, follicular, skin-colored, 1to 2-mm-diameter papular lesions on bilateral axillary fossa (Fig. 1). Histopathological examination revealed mild dilatation and mild fibrosis in eccrine sweat glands, perifollicular fibrosis and chronic inflammation (Fig. 2). She was diagnosed as FFD with her histological and clinical examinations and topical clobetasol propionate ointment was initiated. In second month of this therapy, no remission was detected and topical pimecrolimus was offered but she could not use this therapy because of irritation. We started pulsed dye laser application (585 nm), 6 weeks apart, with 8 J/cm and after first session both hair growth and sweating were detected, after third session itching was significantly decreased (Figs 3 and 4). We evaluated the clinical response by hair growth clinically and symptomatic decrease of pruritus. The severity of itching was evaluated with visual analog scale which was 10/10 at the beginning and we observe a slow decrease in itching after every session. Her VAS score was 9/10 after first session, 8/10 after second session, 7/10 after third session, 6/10 after fourth session, and 5/10 after fifth session. After sixth session, her itching was 3/10 and almost total remission was detected in pruritus after","PeriodicalId":20060,"journal":{"name":"Photodermatology","volume":"12 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"73256637","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
B. Mianowska, J. Narbutt, A. Young, W. Fendler, B. Małachowska, W. Młynarski, A. Lesiak
{"title":"UVR protection influences fructosamine level after sun exposure of healthy adults","authors":"B. Mianowska, J. Narbutt, A. Young, W. Fendler, B. Małachowska, W. Młynarski, A. Lesiak","doi":"10.1111/phpp.12274","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/phpp.12274","url":null,"abstract":"Seasonal variation in glycated hemoglobin levels has been observed, and sun exposure has been considered as one of the factors associated with this relationship. Fructosamine is a short‐time marker of blood protein glycation.","PeriodicalId":20060,"journal":{"name":"Photodermatology","volume":"9 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"82159526","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}