LA&HA - Journal of the Laser and Health Academy
Volume: 2024
| number:
1
ISSN (web): 1855-9921
Case report: Pemphigus foliaceus in 15-Year-Old Girl with Response to Oral Corticosteroid Therapy and Anti-inflammatory Nd:YAG Laser Irradiation
Jasmina Kozarev, Angelina Lužajić
Pages: onlineFirst
Pemphigus foliaceus (PF) is a rare autoimmune bullous dermatosis in the pediatric population. We report the case of 15-year-old girl who was diagnosed with PF four months following the onset of her symptoms. Oral and topical corticosteroid therapy have proven to be effective but would predispose patients to infections. Bacterial skin infections detected in our patients were due to Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, Klebsiella spp, and Candida albicans. We introduce long pulse Nd:YAG laser as novel therapy like “selective photoantisepsis” for inhibition of bacterial and fungal growth.