Efficacy and safety of hemoporfin photodynamic therapy in treating port-wine stains in Chinese children: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The purpose of this study is to explore the efficacy and safety of hematoporphyrin monomethyl ether mediated photodynamic therapy (HMME-PDT) in treating children with port-wine stains (PWS).

Method

Literature related to the topic was searched in PubMed, Embase, Cochrane Library, Web of Science, China National Knowledge Infrastructure, Wanfang, and China Science Technology Journal Database online databases. The quality of the literature was evaluated using the Effective Public Health Practice Project. The I² statistic was used to evaluate the consistency of the results.

Results

A total of 19 papers were included. Meta-analysis showed that more than half of the children (56.3%) achieved efficacy I (improvement ≥ 60%). 17% of children achieved effica

SUBMITTER: Xu J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11772295 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature