Efficacy of Fractionated Erbium Laser in Treating Radiation-Induced Dermal Atrophy: A Case Report

Radiation dermatitis is a common side effect of radiotherapy in patients with acute and chronic changes affecting the skin. While acute changes occur within 90 days of radiation exposure, chronic changes manifest thereafter. This paper presents a case of a 70-year-old male with squamous cell carcino...

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Autores principales: Ismaili, Ameije, Ward, Jon
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2023
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Dermatology
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10657220/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/38022065
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.47339
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description Radiation dermatitis is a common side effect of radiotherapy in patients with acute and chronic changes affecting the skin. While acute changes occur within 90 days of radiation exposure, chronic changes manifest thereafter. This paper presents a case of a 70-year-old male with squamous cell carcinoma in situ (SCCIS) on the right zygoma who was treated with superficial radiation therapy (SRT), which resulted in a hypo-pigmented atrophic scar. The scar was successfully treated with a single session of Erbium:YAG laser therapy. The findings highlight the need for improved treatment options for radiation-induced skin changes and demonstrate the efficacy of fractionated laser therapy in addressing SRT-induced dermal atrophy.
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spelling pubmed-106572202023-10-19 Efficacy of Fractionated Erbium Laser in Treating Radiation-Induced Dermal Atrophy: A Case Report Ismaili, Ameije Ward, Jon Cureus Dermatology Radiation dermatitis is a common side effect of radiotherapy in patients with acute and chronic changes affecting the skin. While acute changes occur within 90 days of radiation exposure, chronic changes manifest thereafter. This paper presents a case of a 70-year-old male with squamous cell carcinoma in situ (SCCIS) on the right zygoma who was treated with superficial radiation therapy (SRT), which resulted in a hypo-pigmented atrophic scar. The scar was successfully treated with a single session of Erbium:YAG laser therapy. The findings highlight the need for improved treatment options for radiation-induced skin changes and demonstrate the efficacy of fractionated laser therapy in addressing SRT-induced dermal atrophy. Cureus 2023-10-19 /pmc/articles/PMC10657220/ /pubmed/38022065 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.47339 Text en Copyright © 2023, Ismaili et al. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
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Efficacy of Fractionated Erbium Laser in Treating Radiation-Induced Dermal Atrophy: A Case Report
title Efficacy of Fractionated Erbium Laser in Treating Radiation-Induced Dermal Atrophy: A Case Report
title_full Efficacy of Fractionated Erbium Laser in Treating Radiation-Induced Dermal Atrophy: A Case Report
title_fullStr Efficacy of Fractionated Erbium Laser in Treating Radiation-Induced Dermal Atrophy: A Case Report
title_full_unstemmed Efficacy of Fractionated Erbium Laser in Treating Radiation-Induced Dermal Atrophy: A Case Report
title_short Efficacy of Fractionated Erbium Laser in Treating Radiation-Induced Dermal Atrophy: A Case Report
title_sort efficacy of fractionated erbium laser in treating radiation-induced dermal atrophy: a case report
topic Dermatology
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10657220/
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http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.47339
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