USE OF A PROTOPORPHYRIN IX PRECURSOR IN THE TREATMENT OF DERMATOPHYTOSES AND MALARIA AFTER PHOTOACTIVATION OF SAID PROTOPORPHYRIN

摘要

Methods of detecting and treating rapidly growing exogenous cells, such as Protista, that preferentially accumulate a photoactivatable porphyrin in which 5-aminolevulinic acid or precursor thereof is administered to the patient, or contacted to the exogenous cells, in an amount sufficient to induce synthesis fluorescence and/or photosensitizing concentrations of a protoporphyrin IX in the exogenous cells, followed by exposure of the exogenous cells to light of photoactivating wavelengths.