Pulsed dye laser alone versus its combination with topical ivermectin 1% in treatment of Rosacea: a randomized comparative study
| Autor: | Marwa Atef Khalifa, MaiAbdelraouf Osman, Hisham Shokeir, Arwa Mohamed Hassan |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
| Předmět: |
030203 arthritis & rheumatology
medicine.medical_specialty Ivermectin Dye laser business.industry Lasers Dye Dermatology medicine.disease 030207 dermatology & venereal diseases 03 medical and health sciences Treatment Outcome 0302 clinical medicine stomatognathic system Rosacea medicine Humans business medicine.drug |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Dermatological Treatment. 33:184-190 |
| ISSN: | 1471-1753 0954-6634 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/09546634.2020.1737636 |
| Popis: | While the etiology of rosacea is multifactorial, it is not surprising that treatment has been controversial. Pulsed dye laser (PDL) has been successfully used to treat vascular components of rosacea. Ivermectin 1% cream is an emerging treatment of rosacea.To provide a comprehensive clinical and dermatoscopic comparative study between the efficacy and safety of pulsed dye laser alone versus its combination with topical ivermectin 1% in the treatment of rosacea.Thirty Patients were randomly divided into two groups. Group A (At the 3-month follow-up, group B induced better clinical improvement than group A. However, this difference was not significant. No serious adverse events were observed in either treatment group.This study supports the efficacy of PDL treatment for patients with rosacea. PDL could be more effective when combined with ivermectin 1% cream. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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