TITLE:
Use of the Scar Acceleration Method - Mac® in the Treatment of Vulvovaginal Candidiasis: A Proposal for Treatment in Public Health in Sus, Brazil
AUTHORS:
Marcus Vinícius de Mello Pinto, Miriam Viviane Baron, Mikaela da Silva Corrêa, Juliana Berton, Carla Ohana Castanho de Mattos, Mariane Pieczaki, Aline Ronis, Esteban Fortuny, Mirela Rodrigues Padilha
KEYWORDS:
Candidiasis, Vaginal Infections, Women’s Health, Methylene Blue, Photodynamic Therapy
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Applied Sciences,
Vol.10 No.11,
November
27,
2020
ABSTRACT: Vulvovaginal candidiasis is an infection of the genital mucosa, which
involves the vulva and vagina caused by yeast. It is considered a recurrent
pathology and a public health problem that causes discomfort by the triggers
and that, when left untreated, can lead to health problems. The present study
is a report of two cases treated with the MAC® - Scar Acceleration Method
- (MAC®) methodology at the Physiotherapy School Clinic of
Teaching Center of Campos Gerais (CESCAGE) as a pilot for the proposal to
implement the protocol at the Municipal Center for Women’s Health—CMM in the
municipality of Ponta Grossa—PR, Brazil. The patients were referred by Basic
Health Units in the city with complaints of pruritus, vaginal discharge and
local burning with the diagnosis of candidiasis evidenced by culture and
antibiogram. Patients were treated with photodynamic therapy using the MAC® method for 14 consecutive days with 660 nm red laser phototherapy, 100 mW of
power, 9 joules of energy, photosensitizing the drug Turmeric Long in one of
the participants and propolis in the other, using 1% methylene blue dye. Both
patients and researchers did not have access to which drug was being used for
each participant. Photodynamic therapy potentiated the effects of drugs
considering that patients showed gradual improvement with the applied
application, which was proven in the analysis of sample secretions performed
before and after treatment. The MAC® method had a positive effect in
the protocol used and is strengthened as a possibility for treatments aimed at
women’s health with regard to vulvovaginal diseases. It is suggested and
intended to carry out further research with a greater number of patients using
the referred method.