A Successfully Treated Diabetic Ulcer by Xenon Ray Irradiation

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  • HAMADA Manabu
    Hamada Clinic of Dermatology
  • KATOH Shiori
    Division of Dermatology, National Hospital Organization Kyushu Medical Center
  • IMAYAMA Shuhei
    Division of Dermatology, National Hospital Organization Kyushu Medical Center

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  • キセノン光照射が奏効した糖尿病性皮膚潰ようの１例
  • 症例 キセノン光照射が奏効した糖尿病性皮膚潰瘍の1例
  • ショウレイ キセノン ヒカリ ショウシャ ガ ソウコウ シタ トウニョウビョウセイ ヒフ カイヨウ ノ 1レイ

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Abstract

We report a 59-year-old Japanese male with diabetic ulcer successfully treated with xenon ray irradiation. The patient, having diabetes mellitus and heart disease, presented with a 1-month history of an unhealed cutaneous ulcer on his left foot. No treatment with topical application was effective. Therefore, xenon ray irradiation was administered. After irradiation was performed with a total dose of 142.7 J/cm2 over a treatment course of 10 weeks, the cutaneous ulcer improved. Xenon ray irradiation has a light source ranging from an ultra-violet wavelength to a near-infrared ray with a peak at 800-900 nm. Xenon ray treatment cutting off the ultra-violet wavelengh has been introduced for the control of pain and the rehabilitation of patients with motor disturbances. Near-infrared irradiation is used to promote wound healing. This result indicates that xenon ray irradiation can be valuable for the treatment of cutaneous ulcer in patients with diabetes mellitus.

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  • Nishi Nihon Hifuka

    Nishi Nihon Hifuka 68 (1), 11-14, 2006

    Western Division of Japanese Dermatological Association

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