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1、TreatmentofMalariavivaxandfalciparumwithultravioletClightviasublingualapplication:aclinicalreportof3casesJoséAranda,MDandMarthaVillar,MDComplementaryMedicineTreatmentcenter,DepartmentofmedicineofHospitalIII(CentrodeAtencióndeMedicinaComplementaria,DepartamentodeMedicinad
2、elHospitalIII)LoretoAssistanceNetwork,HealthSocialSecurity-EsSALUD,Peru.(RedAsistencialLoreto,SeguroSocialdeSalud-EsSalud,Perú)SUMMARY:MalariaisapublichealthproblemforPeru,wheremalariaincreasedfourfoldfrom1992to1997,andchloroquineandpyrimethamine-sulfadoxinedrug-resistan
3、tP.falciparumstrainshaveemerged.Inlightofthesefactors,avariationonanoldnon-pharmacologictreatmentwasappliedin3cases.ThisreportfocusesontheclinicalpresentationandtreatmentwithultravioletClightof3malariacases.Twopatientswithmalariavivaxandonewithfalciparumdecidednottorecei
4、vethepharmacologicaltreatmentbutinstead,bytheirownchoice,optedtoreceivetheultravioletClight(atawavelengthof254nm)sublingually.Thedisappearanceofthesymptoms,negativethickdropandtheabsenceofparasitesinthepatientsthatreceivedultravioletClightsuggestsfurtherstudieswithapplic
5、ationofultravioletCsublinguallyiswarrantedasapromisingtherapyformalariatreatment.KEYWORDS:Malariavivax,Malariafalciparum,ultravioletlightC,therapeuticuse.INTRODUCTION:AccordingtotheWorldHealthOrganization’s2008report,anestimated221,808casesofMalariainPeruresultedinanesti
6、mated128deathsfromthediseasein2006.ThepharmacologicaltreatmentplanisuniqueandfreethroughoutPeru,isguaranteedbythestateinallofthehealthclinicsandestablishments,andhasbeenevaluatedaccordingtoefficiencyandefficacycriteria.InuncomplicatedmalariafromPlasmodiumvivax,thetreatme
7、ntlasts7daysandefficacycontrolteststakesplaceonthe14thday.InuncomplicatedmalariafromPlasmodiumfalciparum,notcomplicated,thetreatmentlasts3daysandthecontrolsaretakenondays3,7,and14,afterthebeginningofthetreatment(1)Despitethefactthatthedrugsplayanimportantroleinthecontrol
8、ofmalariainPeruandtherestoftheworld,theadversereactionstoanti-malariamedicationscanbefrequent(1).Also,t