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Cases Report • Rev. Soc. Bras. Med. Trop. 44 (3) • June 2011 • https://doi.org/10.1590/S0037-86822011000300029   copy

Recurrent herpes simplex infections: laser therapy as a potential tool for long-term successful treatment

Herpes simplex recorrente: laser terapia como método alternativo para tratamento a longo prazo

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Herpes simplex virus types 1 and 2 are the main infectious agents associated with oral and genital ulcerations. These infections are now widely recognized as sexually transmitted diseases. Among treatment options, low-level laser therapy (LLLT) has shown promising clinical results as a longer-lasting suppression therapy. Two clinical cases are described with recurrent labial herpes for which LLLT was used. Following treatment, both patients remained symptom free during the 17-month clinical follow-up period.

Low-level laser therapy; Herpes simplex type 1; Herpes simplex type 2

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