Selective heat therapy in cutaneous leishmaniasis: A preliminary experience using the 585 nm pulsed dye laser

Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 241-244

  Meawad, Osama B ^a  

^a SECURITY FORCES HOSPITAL   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Cutaneous leishmaniasis; Lasers therapeutic use; Leishmaniasis therapy; Thermotherapy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERPIGMENTATION; HYPERTHERMIC THERAPY; LASER; LEISHMANIA TROPICA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAUDI ARABIA; SCAR; SKIN LEISHMANIASIS;

EID: 0030749577     PISSN: 09269959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0926-9959(97)00604-1     Document Type: Article

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