PURPOSE We evaluated and compared the oxidant and antioxidant status of hyperbilirubinemic infants before and after the two forms of phototherapy: conventional and LED phototherapy, in order to identify the optimal treatment method. METHOD Thirty newborns exposed to conventional (Group I) phototherapy and 30 infants exposed to LED phototherapy (Group II) were studied. The serum total antioxid...

BACKGROUND Outpatient phototherapy is a safe, effective, and low-cost treatment modality for moderate to severe psoriasis. Barriers to outpatient phototherapy including patient inconvenience, patient co-pays, decreased physician compensation, and insurance disincentive structures have led to decreased use and underutilization of phototherapy. Home phototherapy can potentially overcome many of t...

BACKGROUND The use of lasers has been shown to stimulate wound healing in vivo and in vitro. There is an increase in wound closure, cell viability, proliferation, and cytokine expression. If laser parameters can be optimized and standardized, and the underlying mechanisms better understood, this phototherapy can become an alternative safe treatment to slow-to-heal wounds, such as in patients wi...

Foot ulcers increase morbidity and mortality in diabetic patients. Due to poor healing factors, surgical wound healing is questionable in diabetic patients. We report a patient with insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus, sensory neuropathy and microangiopathy, who had an infected stump of the right three middle digits and subsequent transmetatarsal amputation. The infected postoperative ulcer was...

Since 1991, phototherapy (low-level laser therapy, near-infrared ray therapy and light-emitting diode: LED therapy) has been used in the management and rehabilitation of patients with various orthopaedic diseases. The laser used was a gallium aluminum arsenide (GaAlAs) diode laser giving output powers in continuous wave of 100 mW, at a wavelength of 810 nm. The target points were the acupunctur...

Acne vulgaris is a common dermatosis affecting 80% of the population. To date, different treatments have Abstract been used to manage this condition. Antibacterials and retinoids are currently the mainstay of treatment for acne, but their success rate varies. Phototherapy is emerging as an alternative option to treat acne vulgaris. Studies examining the role of different wavelengths and methods...

This study was conducted to determine the incidence and magnitude of post-phototherapy bilirubin rebound in neonates. Subjects included inborn neonates needing phototherapy for hyperbilirubinemia. Standard guidelines were used to start and stop phototherapy. Rebound bilirubin was measured 24+/-6 h after stopping phototherapy. Significant bilirubin rebound (SBR) was defined as post-phototherapy ...

BACKGROUND Ultraviolet-B (UVB) light sources are widely used for the safe and effective treatment of inflammatory skin conditions. The recent commercial introduction of fiber-coupled UVB phototherapy systems facilitates the selective exposure and treatment of localized psoriasis plaques while permitting the safe use of high-dosage treatments. OBJECTIVE In this study, the performance character...

bakground: phototherapy plays a significant role in the treatment and prevention of hyperbilirubinemia as well as the management of subsequent complications in the newborn.  however, this treatment modality may itself result in the development of hypocalcaemia and create serious complications including convulsion and related conditions.   objective: this study was under-taken to investigate pho...