KMID : 1037020200090020187
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Medical Lasers; Engineering, Basic Research, and Clinical Application 2020 Volume.9 No. 2 p.187 ~ p.189
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Improvement of Post-inflammatory Hyperpigmentation, Subsequent to Cold Atmospheric Plasma Treatment, in a Patient with Atopic Dermatitis
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Lee Mi-Young
Won Chong-Hyun Kim Young-Jae
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Abstract
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Cold atmospheric plasma (CAP) is a material that generates free radicals through the ionization of air. Despite the application in various medical fields, the efficacy and safety of CAP on post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation due to atopic dermatitis have not been reported. Herein, we report the improvement in post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation of atopic dermatitis, after CAP treatment of three sessions weekly, 10 minutes per session. We examined the clinical severity indexes before and after treatment, including the Investigator¡¯s Global Assessment, modified Atopic Dermatitis Antecubital Severity, Eczema Area and Severity Index, and pruritus visual analogue scores. Our results indicate that CAP alleviates the post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation and clinical severity of atopic dermatitis, and effectively improves the atopic skin lesion without severe safety issues. We believe that the previously reported anti-bacterial effects and production of interleukin-6 after CAP treatment are probably responsible for the underlying mechanisms leading to clinical improvement.
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KEYWORD
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Cold atmospheric plasma, Post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation, Atopic dermatitis
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