Prague Med. Rep. 2014, 115, 73-78
https://doi.org/10.14712/23362936.2014.8
Treatment of a Superficial Mycosis by Low-temperature Plasma: A Case Report
Michaela Švarcová
1,
Jaroslav Julák2,*, Vít Hubka
3, Hana Soušková
1, Vladimír Scholtz
4
1Department of Computing and Control Engineering, Faculty of Chemical Engineering, Institute of Chemical Technology in Prague, Prague, Czech Republic
2Institute of Immunology and Microbiology, First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University in Prague and General University Hospital in Prague, Prague, Czech Republic
3Department of Botany, Faculty of Science, Charles University in Prague, Prague, Czech Republic
4Department of Physics and Measurements, Faculty of Chemical Engineering, Institute of Chemical Technology in Prague, Prague, Czech Republic
A case of dermatomycosis caused by zoophilic strain of Trichophyton interdigitale was treated by low-temperature plasma produced by direct current (DC) cometary discharge. The shortening of skin lesion persistence along with suppression of subjective discomfort and etiological agent was observed.
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