ФизиотерапевтPub Date : 2023-10-11DOI: 10.33920/med-14-2305-02
S. I. Surkichin, L. S. Kruglova, I. A. Apolikhina
{"title":"Photodynamic therapy in the treatment of vulvar lichen sclerosus et atrophicus","authors":"S. I. Surkichin, L. S. Kruglova, I. A. Apolikhina","doi":"10.33920/med-14-2305-02","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.33920/med-14-2305-02","url":null,"abstract":"Lichen sclerosus (LS) is a chronic inflammatory disease that is 6–10 times more common in women than in men. LS affects between 1 in 1,000 and 1 in 300 people in the general population, but the exact prevalence is unknown since the disease is often asymptomatic. Objective: to evaluate the effectiveness of PDT in patients with LS in comparison with standard therapy methods. Material and methods: The study included 45 patients diagnosed with LS aged from 45 to 72 years (median age was 59 years). Depending on the therapy performed, the groups were divided into subgroups: Group 1A — patients with LS who were prescribed therapy with external glucocorticoids, Group 1B — patients with LS who were prescribed photodynamic therapy, Group 1C — patients with LS who were prescribed combined treatment: external glucocorticoids + PDT. Results: The study developed a special visual analogue scale to assess the objective condition of the vulva. VAS included the following parameters: pigmentation, skin pattern, turgor (skin fold straightening time), presence of cracks or erosions, and moisture. According to the data obtained, a complex treatment method using photodynamic therapy in patients with vulvar lichen sclerosus et atrophicus causes a higher effect than drug therapy and mono-PDT, which is confirmed by the dynamics of the total VAS index: 50.8 % compared with 28.2 % and 35.1 % in the comparison groups, respectively, therefore, it can be recommended for use in practical healthcare.","PeriodicalId":493919,"journal":{"name":"Физиотерапевт","volume":"14 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"136253391","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}
ФизиотерапевтPub Date : 2023-08-12DOI: 10.33920/med-14-2304-05
S. I. Surkichin, L. S. Kruglova, I. A. Apolikhina
{"title":"Photodynamic therapy in the treatment of genitourinary menopausal syndrome","authors":"S. I. Surkichin, L. S. Kruglova, I. A. Apolikhina","doi":"10.33920/med-14-2304-05","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.33920/med-14-2304-05","url":null,"abstract":"Genitourinary menopausal syndrome is a condition that has been causing controversy among scientists worldwide for many years. The issue of GMS treatment is still relevant. The article presents the results of studying the influence of complex methods, including photodynamic therapy, in patients with genitourinary menopausal syndrome on the quality of life according to the vulvar quality of life index. It is shown that complex methods, including photodynamic therapy, have a positive effect on the quality of life in patients with genitourinary menopausal syndrome to a greater extent than the components of the methods, according to the vulvar quality of life index. The dynamics of the VQLI indicators after therapy was 9.1 % in group A, 14.1 % in group B, and 26.3 % in group C.","PeriodicalId":493919,"journal":{"name":"Физиотерапевт","volume":"65 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-08-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"134978071","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}