Photodynamic Therapy Using Toluidine Blue O (TBO) Dye as a Photosensitizer against Leishmania major

• Main Authors: Mehdi Najm (Author), Maryam Pourhajibagher (Author), Alireza Badirzadeh (Author), Elham Razmjou (Author), Maryam Alipour (Author), Majid Khoshmirsafa (Author), Abbas Bahador (Author), Ramtin Hadighi (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences, 2021-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is alternative treatment of cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL), and phenolthiazine dyes such as Toluidine Blue O (TBO) have the potential role in PDT and notably affect parasites inactivation. This study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of PDT by using TBO and a l...