The effect of Low Level Laser Therapy in Treatment of Pityriasis versicolor (In Sudanese patients)

Bushra Ismail Osman Ali; B. O. Elbashir; Mahasin Mohamed Belo

Volume : VI, Issue : IX, September - 2016

The effect of Low Level Laser Therapy in Treatment of Pityriasis versicolor (In Sudanese patients)

Bushra Ismail Osman Ali, B. O. Elbashir, Mahasin Mohamed Belo

Abstract :

Pityriasis versicolor is a chronic skin infection caused by Malassezia yeast. The patients presented mainly with itching and psychological upset from its cosmetically unaccepted appearance. The aim of this study was to determine that low level laser therapy (diode laser) is an effective treatment for pityriasis versicolor with less or without any side effects. Low level diode laser (Omega XP) was used with cluster probe 46, multipulse mode, exposure time 3 minutes/area which was 10–15 cm in diameter, flounce 14.4 J/cm² and repetition rate of 1, 5 & 10 KHZ. Photographs were taken prior and after treatment. The operating dermatologist and the patients evaluated the effect of treatment. This study revealed that low level laser therapy provided relief from itching following few sessions in most of the patients and by the end of the study all the patients were free from itching and scales. This study concluded that the LLLT (diode laser) is efficient and safe in the treatment of pityriasis versicolor.