Clinical Study

Photodynamic Therapy Using HMME for Port-Wine Stains: Clinical Effectiveness and Sonographic Appearance

Table 1

Patient demographics.

Clinical characteristicsNumber of cases (%)Lesion area cm2 ()

Sex
 Male9 (20.00)18.14
 Female36 (80.00)20.98
Age
 <18 years old6 (13.33)3.65
 18 to 29 years old30 (66.67)18.12
 >29 years old9 (20.00)22.36
Lesion distribution
 Cheek24 (53.33)29.21
 Frontotemporal8 (17.78)14.14
 Lower jaw and palate8 (17.78)17.92
 Middle face2 (4.44)10.01
 Other parts3 (6.67)14.26
Degree of disease
 Pink type5 (11.11)13.13
 Purple-red39 (86.67)22.12
 Thickened1 (2.22)34.15