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ArticleCureus2024

Resolution of Treatment-Refractory Papulopustular Rosacea With Combined Light Source Photodynamic Therapy Using Pre-incubation Nonablative Fractionated Laser Resurfacing.

Merry A Mathew, Kritin K Verma, Daniel Friedmann, Jessica Tran, Vineet Mishra

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Article in Cureus, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

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5 authors.

Merry A MathewSchool of Medicine, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock, USA.
Kritin K VermaSchool of Medicine, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock, USA.
Daniel FriedmannDermatology, Westlake Dermatology & Cosmetic Surgery, Austin, USA.
Jessica TranDermatology, McGovern Medical School, Houston, USA.
Vineet MishraDermatology, University of California, San Diego, USA.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Papulopustular rosacea is an inflammatory subtype of rosacea that can significantly impair patients' quality of life. Available treatment options range from anti-inflammatory topical and oral medications to laser and light therapies. Photodynamic therapy with aminolevulinic acid (ALA-PDT) has emerged as a more recent treatment option for papulopustular rosacea. ALA-PDT can significantly reduce the inflammatory component of rosacea, and pre-incubation nonablative fractionated laser resurfacing (NAFR) may enhance transcutaneous delivery of topical ALA. We present a case in which treatment-refractory papulopustular rosacea of 10-year duration was resolved with ALA-PDT using pre-incubation NAFR. This case highlights a novel, alternative approach to rosacea treatment that may be useful for patients recalcitrant to more conventional therapies.

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5-aminolevulinic acidblue lightdemodex folliculorumintense pulsed lightprotoporphyrin ixpulsed dye laserred light

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PMID39726484
PMCPMC11671121

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