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<journal-id>1029-3019</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[MEDISAN]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[MEDISAN]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>1029-3019</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Centro Provincial de Información de Ciencias Médicas]]></publisher-name>
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<article-id>S1029-30192023000100008</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Aplicación del láser de helio-neón en pacientes con melasma facial]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Use of helium-neon laser in patients with melasma]]></article-title>
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<contrib-group>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Jacas Portuondo]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Ana Lucía]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[López Pupo]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Natacha]]></given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Girón Maturell]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Yaimaris]]></given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Téllez Céspedes]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Nancy]]></given-names>
</name>
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<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Hospital General Docente Dr. Juan Bruno Zayas Alfonso  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Santiago de Cuba ]]></addr-line>
<country>Cuba</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>02</month>
<year>2023</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>02</month>
<year>2023</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>27</volume>
<numero>1</numero>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S1029-30192023000100008&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S1029-30192023000100008&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S1029-30192023000100008&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[RESUMEN  Introducción:  El melasma facial consiste en una hiperpigmentación que se origina por un incremento de la melanina epidérmica o dérmica, o ambas, y se localiza en las áreas fotoexpuestas, lo cual afecta, en ocasiones, la autoestima de hombres y mujeres.  Objetivo:  Evaluar la efectividad del tratamiento con láser de helio-neón en pacientes con melasma facial.  Métodos: Se realizó un estudio cuasiexperimental de intervención terapéutica en 34 pacientes con diagnóstico clínico y dermatoscópico de melasma facial, atendidos en la consulta de dermatología del Hospital General Docente Dr. Juan Bruno Zayas Alfonso en Santiago de Cuba, de enero del 2019 a igual mes del 2020, para lo cual se conformaron dos grupos: uno de estudio, que recibió tratamiento con láser, y el otro de control, tratado con crema de hidroquinona a 2 %. La información fue procesada y resumida en valores absolutos y porcentaje; asimismo, se utilizó la prueba paramétrica de homogeneidad de la &#935;2, con un nivel de significación &#945;=0,05.  Resultados: En general, la mayoría de los pacientes correspondieron al grupo etario de 39-48 años (35,3 %) y al sexo femenino (82,3 %), tenían color de la piel mestizo (76,5 %) y lesiones de tamaño mediano (58,8 %). Si bien no existieron diferencias estadísticamente significativas entre las respuestas terapéuticas de cada grupo de estudio, en los pacientes tratados con láser de helio-neón la mejoría clínica fue evidente a los 3 meses de finalizada la intervención (70,6 %).  Conclusiones:  El tratamiento con láser de helio-neón fue efectivo en los pacientes con melasma.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[ABSTRACT  Introduction:  Melasma is a hyperpigmentation caused by an increase in epidermal or dermal melanin concentration, or both, and it is located on photoexposed cutaneous regions. It affects sometimes men's and women's self-esteem.  Objective:  To evaluate the effectiveness of helium-neon laser treatment in patients with melasma.  Methods:  A quasi-experimental study of therapeutic intervention in 34 patients with clinical and dermoscopic diagnosis of melasma, who were assisted at the Dermatology Service of Dr. Juan Bruno Zayas Alfonso Teaching General Hospital in Santiago de Cuba was carried out from January, 2019, to the same month in 2020, for which two groups were formed: the study group, that received laser treatment, and the control group, treated with 2% hydroquinone cream. The information was processed and expressed in absolute values and percentage; likewise, the &#935;2 test for homogeneity was used, with a significance level of &#945;=0.05.  Results:  In general, most of the patients belonged to 39-48 age group (35.3%) and were female (82.3%), with mixed skin color (76.5%) and medium-sized lesions (58.8%). Although there were no statistically significant differences between the therapeutic responses of each study group, clinical improvement in patients treated with helium-neon laser was evident 3 months post-intervention (70.6%).  Conclusions:  Helium-neon laser treatment was effective in patients with melasma.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[melanosis]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[helium-neon laser]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[hydroquinone]]></kwd>
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