Treatment of cutaneous leishmaniasis by photodynamic therapy

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

Volumn 48, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 893-896

  Gardlo, Kerstin ^a   Horska, Zuzana ^a   Enk, Claes David ^b   Rauch, Lucie ^a   Megahed, Mossad ^a   Ruzicka, Thomas ^a   Fritsch, Clemens ^a  

^a HEINRICH HEINE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b HADASSAH HEBREW UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PAROMOMYCIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; HUMAN; LEISHMANIA; MALE; PHOTODYNAMIC THERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENCE RISK; SKIN LEISHMANIASIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0038793674     PISSN: 01909622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mjd.2003.218     Document Type: Article

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