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Halldin, Christina,1957Gothenburg University,Göteborgs universitet,Institutionen för kliniska vetenskaper, Avdelningen för dermatologi och venereologi,Institute of Clinical Sciences, Department of Dermatology and Venereology
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Predictors of Pain Associated with Photodynamic Therapy: A Retrospective Study of 658 Treatments.
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Medical Journals Sweden AB,2011
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LIBRIS-ID:oai:gup.ub.gu.se/142653
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https://gup.ub.gu.se/publication/142653URI
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https://doi.org/10.2340/00015555-1101DOI
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Pain is the most common side-effect of photodynamic therapy (PDT). Our main objective was to identify pain predictors in PDT. In total, we performed 658 treatments on 377 patients at our department during 2004. Larger sized treatment areas were the strongest pain predictor, and actinic keratoses were more painful to treat than basal cell carcinomas and Bowen's disease. The most sensitive areas to treat were the face and scalp. Gender and age did not influence pain. Although treatment outcome was not our primary objective, 62% of 95 superficial basal cell carcinomas that were followed for 3 years showed complete clearance. Also, perforation of nodular basal cell carcinomas did not lead to better clinical results. In conclusion, the size of the treatment area, the diagnosis and the lesion location influence pain during PDT. Never-theless, there is a large variance in visual analogue scale assessment within each group, thereby limiting the ability to predict pain.
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Gillstedt, Martin,1977
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Paoli, John,1975Gothenburg University,Göteborgs universitet,Institutionen för kliniska vetenskaper, Avdelningen för dermatologi och venereologi,Institute of Clinical Sciences, Department of Dermatology and Venereology(Swepub:gu)xpaojo
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Wennberg, Ann-Marie,1956Gothenburg University,Göteborgs universitet,Institutionen för kliniska vetenskaper, Avdelningen för dermatologi och venereologi,Institute of Clinical Sciences, Department of Dermatology and Venereology(Swepub:gu)xwenna
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Gonzalez, Helena,1971Gothenburg University,Göteborgs universitet,Institutionen för kliniska vetenskaper, Avdelningen för dermatologi och venereologi,Institute of Clinical Sciences, Department of Dermatology and Venereology(Swepub:gu)xgonhe
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Göteborgs universitetInstitutionen för kliniska vetenskaper, Avdelningen för dermatologi och venereologi
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In:Acta dermato-venereologica: Medical Journals Sweden AB0001-5555
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