Schindl A, Schindl M, Schindl L, Jurecka W, Hönigsmann H, Breier F
Department of Dermatology, University of Vienna, Austria.
J Am Acad Dermatol. 1999 Mar;40(3):481-4. doi: 10.1016/s0190-9622(99)70503-7.
Acute and chronic radiation-induced dermatitis can occur after high doses of ionizing radiation of the skin. We describe a patient with a long-lasting radiotherapy-induced ulcer that healed after low-intensity laser therapy. A video measuring system was used to determine the number of dermal vessels in the ulcer before and after laser treatment. We found a statistically significant increase in the number of dermal vessels after low-intensity laser therapy in both the central and marginal parts of the ulcer compared with its pretreatment status.
