%0 Journal Article
%T Use of the Scar Acceleration Method - Mac<sup>®</sup> in the Treatment of Vulvovaginal Candidiasis: A Proposal for Treatment in Public Health in Sus, Brazil
%A Marcus Vin¨ªcius de Mello Pinto
%A Miriam Viviane Baron
%A Mikaela da Silva Corr¨ºa
%A Juliana Berton
%A Carla Ohana Castanho de Mattos
%A Mariane Pieczaki
%A Aline Ronis
%A Esteban Fortuny
%A Mirela Rodrigues Padilha
%J Open Journal of Applied Sciences
%P 758-765
%@ 2165-3925
%D 2020
%I Scientific Research Publishing
%R 10.4236/ojapps.2020.1011053
%X 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¡ªCMM in the
municipality of Ponta Grossa¡ªPR, 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®