Herpes simplex reactivation after photodynamic therapy for actinic cheilitis in a patient with non-Hodgkin lymphoma: a possible indication for prophylaxis

G Ital Dermatol Venereol. 2019 Dec;154(6):736-737. doi: 10.23736/S0392-0488.18.05824-8. Epub 2018 Mar 6.
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Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Aminolevulinic Acid / analogs & derivatives
  • Aminolevulinic Acid / therapeutic use
  • Antiviral Agents / therapeutic use
  • Cheilitis / complications
  • Cheilitis / drug therapy*
  • Female
  • Herpes Labialis / drug therapy
  • Herpes Labialis / prevention & control
  • Herpes Labialis / virology*
  • Humans
  • Immunocompromised Host
  • Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin / complications*
  • Photochemotherapy / adverse effects*
  • Photosensitizing Agents / therapeutic use
  • Remission Induction
  • Simplexvirus / physiology*
  • Valacyclovir / therapeutic use
  • Virus Activation*

Substances

  • Antiviral Agents
  • Photosensitizing Agents
  • methyl 5-aminolevulinate
  • Aminolevulinic Acid
  • Valacyclovir

Supplementary concepts

  • Actinic cheilitis