MAL DL-PDT showed similar efficacy to c-PDT in the treatment of AK I of the face/scalp but was less effective than c-PDT for AKs II and III. DL-PDT was better tolerated being associated with lower pain and occurrence of fewer adverse events. Clinical response to DL-PDT was significantly moderated by outdoor temperature, increasing at higher temperatures.
Parallel furrow and crista dotted patterns, either alone or in combination, were the most common dermoscopic patterns. Morphological changes during follow-up were frequent, involving mainly the parallel furrow pattern with a decrease of local criteria. Recognition of the dermoscopic features of acral naevi of children and adolescents is important to improve proper management and reduce the number of unnecessary excisions.
We observed an excellent rate (>99%) of adherence to ingenol mebutate. This was mirrored by the fact that our clinical outcomes broadly confirmed results obtained in RTCs. Our study showed that the efficacy and safety of ingenol mebutate observed in RCTs can be reliably translated in real-world practice.
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