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ArticleAnnals of translational medicine2023

A retrospective comparative cohort study of ultra-pulse CO

Dongmei Wei, Jijie Li, Yueting Zhang, Jian Meng, Yueyue Chen, Xiaoyu Niu

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Article in Annals of translational medicine, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3 citing papers in PubMed, 5 citations in OpenAlex.

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6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Dongmei WeiDepartment of Gynecology and Obstetrics, West China Second Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
Jijie LiMedical Records Management Department, West China Second Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
Yueting ZhangDepartment of Gynecology and Obstetrics, West China Second Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
Jian MengDepartment of Gynecology and Obstetrics, West China Second Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
Yueyue ChenDepartment of Gynecology and Obstetrics, West China Second Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
Xiaoyu NiuDepartment of Gynecology and Obstetrics, West China Second Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
West China Second University Hospital of Sichuan University · CNSichuan University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: A comparison of topical glucocorticoids with CO Methods: From November 2016 to July 2018, 178 cases of vulvar lichen simplex chronicus (LSC) or lichen sclerosus were confirmed with vulvar biopsy at our institute. Finally, 160 patients were enrolled in this trial. The patients were divided into 2 groups: a group treated with topical hormone and a group treated with CO Results: The PGI-C scores at 1, 3, and 6 months of treatment showed that the laser treatment group had remarkably superior outcomes to the glucocorticoid treatment group. The clinical efficacy score scale at 3- and 6-month treatments indicated a significantly greater curative effect in the laser than in the glucocorticoid treatment (P=0.006 and P=0.002 respectively). In the glucocorticoid group, the clinical effects of different pathological subtypes were significantly different following the 1- and 3-month treatments. The efficacy of treatment for LSC was better than that for lichen sclerosus. Following the 3- and 6-month treatments, the clinical effect for LSC was better than that of lichen sclerosus (3 months: 95% Conclusions: Ultrapulse CO

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CO2 lattice laserglucocorticoid therapylichen sclerosusLichen simplex chronicus (LSC)

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