Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Once-weekly light therapy with antibiotics for dog paw infections
By Marchegiani, Andrea et al.·Published in Frontiers in veterinary science·2022·School of Biosciences and Veterinary Medicine, Italy·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Fluorescence Biomodulation for Canine Interdigital Furunculosis: Updates for Once-Weekly Schedule.
- Species:
- dog
Plain-English summary
A group of dogs with interdigital furunculosis, a painful skin condition between their toes, received a combination of antibiotics and a light therapy called fluorescence biomodulation (FBM) once a week. This treatment aimed to help heal their skin lesions and reduce infections. The results showed that the once-weekly FBM was just as effective as the more frequent treatment, making it a more affordable option for pet owners. All dogs showed improvement and healed well with this regimen.
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Abstract
Interdigital furunculosis is a common multifactorial, inflammatory disease of the canine interdigital skin in which lesions commonly become secondarily infected. Fluorescence biomodulation (FBM) administered twice weekly has shown to effectively control clinical manifestation as adjunct therapy to systemic antibiotic. Since twice weekly regimen could be unaffordable for some pet owners, the aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of once weekly application of FBM in combination with systemic antibiotic on clinical manifestations of canine interdigital pyoderma, comparing the results to those present in literature. Twelve dogs diagnosed with interdigital pyoderma received antibiotic plus once weekly FBM application. Dogs were scored until complete healing based on global lesion score and neutrophil engulfing bacterial score. The results obtained demonstrated that once weekly application of FBM exerts the same beneficial effect on interdigital furunculosis healing as per twice weekly, indicating that once weekly regimen is well tolerated and is yielding similar results to twice weekly applications.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35795783/