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Treatment of recalcitrant viral warts using a 577-nm wavelength high-power optically pumped semiconductor laser

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Published/Copyright: July 6, 2016
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Photonics & Lasers in Medicine
From the journal Photonics & Lasers in Medicine Volume 5 Issue 3

Abstract

We report the use of a 577-nm wavelength high-power optically pumped semiconductor laser (HOPSL) to treat 12 patients with multiple recalcitrant non-genital warts that had not responded to conservative and invasive treatment. The patients were treated weekly using a 577 nm HOPSL connected to a scanner device. Ten patients with warts showed complete clearance after treatment. One patient had partial clearance and one did not respond at all. Slight to medium pain (visual analog scale, VAS=2–6) was reported during treatment. After treatment there was no evidence of scarring. After the 6-month follow-up there was no recurrence of the completely cleared warts.

Zusammenfassung

Die Autoren berichten über die Anwendung eines 577 nm, optisch gepumpten Hochleistungs-Halbleiterlasers (HOPSL) im Rahmen der Behandlung von 12 Patienten mit hartnäckigen multiplen, nicht-genitalen Warzen, die nicht auf eine konservative bzw. invasive Behandlung angesprochen haben. Die Patienten wurden wöchentlich mit einem 577 nm-HOPSL mit angeschlossenem Scanner-Gerät behandelt. Zehn Patienten mit Warzen zeigten nach der Behandlung eine komplette Abheilung. Ein Patient zeigte eine Teilremission, ein Patient sprach nicht auf die Therapie an. Die Patienten berichteten über leichte bis mittlere Schmerzen (visuelle Analogskala, VAS=2–6) während der Behandlung. Nach der Behandlung gab es keine Anzeichen für Narbenbildung. Nach 6 Monaten Follow-up kam es zu keinem Wiederauftreten der vollständig abgeheilten Warzen.

Keywords: recalcitrant viral warts; 577 nm HOPSL
Schlüsselwörter:: hartnäckige virale Warzen; 577 nm HOPSL

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Received: 2016-3-29
Revised: 2016-5-18
Accepted: 2016-5-26
Published Online: 2016-7-6
Published in Print: 2016-8-1

©2016 Walter de Gruyter GmbH, Berlin/Boston

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Keywords for this article
recalcitrant viral warts; 577 nm HOPSL

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  2. Editorial
  3. Light and lasers for vascular and skin diseases: From bench to clinic – An update
  4. Magazine section
  5. Snapshots
  6. Original contributions
  7. A study on the effects of 532 nm continuous laser combined with photodynamic therapy versus 595 nm pulsed dye laser on a chicken comb model of vascular malformation
  8. Calibration of a three-dimensional photodynamic therapy illumination system and its segmentation assessment for port-wine stains
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  13. Can laser therapy be the answer for radiodermatitis in anal cancer patients? Two case reports
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