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Photodynamische Therapie bei kutaner Leishmaniose

Eine viel versprechende neue Therapiemodalität

Photodynamic therapy of cutaneous leishmaniasis

A promising new therapeutic modality

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Wir berichten über einen 19-jährigen türkischen Patienten, der sich nach einem Urlaub in seinem Heimatland mit einer kutanen Leishmaniose infizierte. Die kutane Leishmaniose heilt häufig spontan mit einer lebenslangen Immunität ab, kann aber auch persistieren und zu ausgedehnter Narbenbildung führen. In der Literatur sind bis heute zwar viele therapeutische Optionen beschrieben, diese gehen aber teilweise mit erheblichen Nebenwirkungen einher. Bei unserem Patienten führte die photodynamische Therapie zu einer Abheilung der Läsion mit nur geringgradig ausgeprägter Hypopigmentierung.

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We report about a 19-year-old Turkish patient who presented with cutaneous leishmaniasis after a holiday in Turkey. Cutaneous leishmaniasis often heals spontaneously leading to life-long immunity, but it can persist and lead to extensive scarring. In the literature, many therapeutic modalities have been reported; however, they can be accompanied by severe side effects. In our patient, photodynamic therapy resulted in healing of the lesion with only slight hypopigmentation.

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    K. Gardlo, S. Hanneken, T. Ruzicka &  N. J. Neumann

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    N. J. Neumann

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Gardlo, K., Hanneken, S., Ruzicka, T. et al. Photodynamische Therapie bei kutaner Leishmaniose. Hautarzt 55, 381–383 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00105-004-0710-y

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