Recurrent herpes simplex infections: laser therapy as a potential tool for long-term successful treatment

Herpes simplex virus types 1 and 2 are the main infectious agents associated with oral and genital ulcerations. These infections are now widely recognized as sexually transmitted diseases. Among treatment options, low-level laser therapy (LLLT) has shown promising clinical results as a longer-lastin...

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Published in:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
Main Authors: Dennis Carvalho Ferreira, Helena Lucia Barroso Reis, Fernanda Sampaio Cavalcante, Kátia Regina Netto dos Santos, Mauro Romero Leal Passos
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT) 2011
Subjects:
Laser de baixa intensidade
Herpes simplex tipo 1
Herpes simplex tipo 2
Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine
RC955-962
Arctic
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1590/S0037-86822011000300029
https://doaj.org/article/a0bf9152f1ee44fba3c6b0dfc3d8d567
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Summary:Herpes simplex virus types 1 and 2 are the main infectious agents associated with oral and genital ulcerations. These infections are now widely recognized as sexually transmitted diseases. Among treatment options, low-level laser therapy (LLLT) has shown promising clinical results as a longer-lasting suppression therapy. Two clinical cases are described with recurrent labial herpes for which LLLT was used. Following treatment, both patients remained symptom free during the 17-month clinical follow-up period.

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