Low-level laser therapy for the treatment of epidermolysis bullosa: A case report

Abstract

Epidermolysis bullosa (EB) is a rare group of diseases characterized by skin fragility. There is no specific treatment, short of protection from trauma, currently available for these patients. Low-level laser therapy (LLLT) was effective as an analgesic and in accelerating cutaneous wound healing after six sessions of therapy in a child with dystrophic EB with cutaneous scarring and blisters on the limbs and trunk.

Key Words::

• Cutaneous wound healing
• epidermolysis bullosa
• low-level laser therapy

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