Publications by authors named "Francesca M Ceci"
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- Pigmented purpuric dermatosis (PPD) is a rare, poorly understood skin condition characterized by inflammation of capillaries leading to bleeding into the soft tissue, often triggered by medications or excessive exercise.
- * A 77-year-old man underwent treatment for PPD after traditional therapies failed; he experienced improvement with excimer laser therapy, maintaining remission for about a year.
- * Despite the historical challenges of treating PPD and potential side effects from existing treatments, recent studies suggest phototherapy methods, including excimer lasers, show promise for managing this condition.
Background: Squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) is the second most common cutaneous malignancy, after basal cell carcinoma (BCC). Photodynamic therapy (PDT) involves converting a photosensitizer to reactive oxygen intermediates, which preferentially bind to hyperproliferative tissue. The most commonly used photosensitizers are methyl aminolevulinate and aminolevulinic acid (ALA).
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