Photodynamic Therapy Used to Treat an HIV Patient with an Efflorescence of Viral Warts after HAART Therapy.
Francesca AmbrogioAlexandre Raphael MeduriGiovanni InfanteMelita Anna PoliPaolo RomitaDomenico BonamonteRaffaele FiloticoGiuseppe IngravalloGerardo CazzatoCarmelo LafaceAurora De MarcoCaterina FotiPublished in: Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) (2023)
Healing from viral warts lesions can be hard to achieve in immunocompromised subjects like HIV-positive patients. The therapeutic target in immunocompetent subjects can be reached using different methods, including topical ointments, cryotherapy, laser therapy, imiquimod, and photodynamic therapy (PDT). We present a case of a male HIV-positive patient who came to the Dermatology department with multifocal wart lesions on his face, auricular, and retro-auricular areas after treatment with highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART). In our case, surprisingly, only one session of PDT proved to induce complete regression of lesions which, despite their thickness, had a much more robust response to treatment than we could have possibly expected. After a brief review of the literature, it is possible to state that PDT revealed itself to be a valid option in immunocompromised patients who have a major risk of relapse.
Keyphrases
- hiv positive
- antiretroviral therapy
- photodynamic therapy
- men who have sex with men
- hiv infected patients
- hiv infected
- human immunodeficiency virus
- south africa
- end stage renal disease
- hiv aids
- ejection fraction
- prognostic factors
- hiv testing
- chronic kidney disease
- sars cov
- stem cells
- hepatitis c virus
- fluorescence imaging
- intensive care unit
- peritoneal dialysis
- patient reported
- patient reported outcomes
- transcranial direct current stimulation