Browsing by Author "Garcia Huidobro, Isidora"

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    Addition of Chitosan May Improve the Treatment Efficacy of Triple Bandage and Compression in the Treatment of Venous Leg Ulcers
    (JOURNAL OF DRUGS IN DERMATOLOGY, 2011) Sandoval, Mauricio; Albornoz, Claudia; Munoz, Sonia; Fica, Mirta; Garcia Huidobro, Isidora; Mertens, Renato; Hasson, Ariel
    Introduction Venous leg ulcers are an important problem in public health due to their high prevalence and treatment cost The gold standard therapy is the compression bandage Addition of different substances to the compression therapy in order to accelerate ulcer healing has been attempted but none of them has yielded optimal results
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    Efficacy of topical photodynamic therapy for keratoacanthomas: A case-series of four patients
    (MEDKNOW PUBLICATIONS & MEDIA PVT LTD, 2012) Farias, Maria M.; Hasson, Ariel; Navarrete, Cristian; Nicklas, Claudia; Garcia Huidobro, Isidora; Gonzalez, Sergio
    Topical photodynamic therapy (PDT) is an excellent treatment option for various non-melanoma skin cancers and precancerous lesions, including actinic keratosis, Bowen's disease, and basal cell carcinoma. The clinical use of PDT includes a broad range of neoplastic, inflammatory, and infectious skin diseases. There is also anecdotal evidence suggesting the efficacy of PDT for the treatment of keratoacanthomas (KA). We report a case-series of four patients with solitary KA confirmed by histology, treated with topical PDT with methylaminolevulinic acid (MAL) cream. After three sessions of PDT, the lesions completely disappeared. There was no evidence of recurrence and excellent cosmetic outcome was achieved after three years of follow-up. Topical photodynamic therapy with MAL can be a therapeutic alternative for KA with good clinical and cosmetic outcomes.
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    Unusual targetoid nodule on the back
    (Medknow Publications & Media PVT Ltd, 2017) Garcia Huidobro, Isidora; Abarzúa, Alvaro; Downey, Camila; González Bombardiere, Sergio