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标题：Phototherapies in the management of an ulcerative lip lesion in a patient taking multiple medications for rheumatoid arthritis
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作者：Regina Maria Raffaele ; Mario Eduardo Baldo ; Pamela Ferreira de Sá Queiroz 等
期刊名称：Research, Society and Development
电子版ISSN：2525-3409
出版年度：2021
卷号：10
期号：8
页码：1-5
DOI：10.33448/rsd-v10i8.17538
语种：English
出版社：Grupo de Pesquisa Metodologias em Ensino e Aprendizagem em Ciências
摘要：The treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA), an inflammatory autoimmune disease of chronic nature, consists of medications, exercises, patient education on the disease, and rest. Unfortunately, many drugs used for RA have been recently recognized to induce oral manifestations due to either immunosuppression or antiproliferative effects. Thus, the present study reports a case of a patient who was receiving multiple medications (methotrexate, leflunomide, and sodium risedronate) for RA and developed an extensive lip ulcerative lesion not responsive to previous treatments. The lesion management was performed using only a combination of photobiomodulation therapy (PBMT) and antimicrobial photodynamic therapy (aPDT), totalizing three laser sessions. Within 4 days, the patient no longer complained of pain and the lesion presented an advanced healing aspect. According to the current case, the combination of PBMT and aPDT seems to be a suitable alternative for the management of oral lesions in patients taking medications for RA.
关键词：Photochemotherapy;Low-level light therapy;Rheumatoid arthritis;Oral ulcer;Lip diseases.