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ArticleJournal of medical case reports2020

Coupled blue and red light-emitting diodes therapy efficacy in patients with rosacea: two case reports.

Elisabetta Sorbellini, Maria Pia De Padova, Fabio Rinaldi

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Article in Journal of medical case reports, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
4citing papers in PubMed
1.6field-weighted citation impact, top 16% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 15 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Elisabetta SorbelliniInternational Hair Research Foundation (IHRF), Milan, Italy. elisabettasorbellinimd@gmail.com.
Maria Pia De PadovaDermatology, Nigrisoli Private Hospital, Bologna, Italy.
Fabio RinaldiInternational Hair Research Foundation (IHRF), Milan, Italy.
Villa Torri Hospital · IT

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundRosacea is a common inflammatory skin condition affecting approximately 5% of the world population. Therapeutic approaches to rosacea are focused on symptom suppression by means of anti-inflammatory agents. More recently, photodynamic therapy, especially light-emitting diodes, has been introduced as a valid alternative to conventional therapy. CASE PRESENTATION: In the present work, we reported the efficacy and safety of light-emitting diodes therapy combining blue (480 nm) and red (650 nm) light for the treatment of two patients with papulopustular rosacea: a 22-year-old Caucasian woman and a 68-year-old Caucasian man.

conclusionsThis kind of treatment could represent an effective, safer, and well-tolerated approach for the treatment of such conditions.

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AgedFemaleHumansMalePhotochemotherapyRosaceaTreatment OutcomeVisual Analog ScaleYoung AdultLEDLight-emitting diodesPhotodynamic therapyRosacea

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PMID31992343
PMCPMC6988247
OpenAlexW3006621389

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