Treatment of Darier's disease with photodynamic therapy

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 149, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 606-610

  Exadaktylou, D ^a   Kurwa, H A ^a   Calonje, E ^a   Barlow, R J ^a  

^a ST THOMAS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

5 aminolaevulinic acid; Darier's disease; Photodynamic therapy

Indexed keywords

AMINOLEVULINIC ACID; COLLAGEN; ETRETIN; ETRETINATE; RETINOID;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DARIER DISEASE; DERMIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFLAMMATORY INFILTRATE; IRRADIATION; MALE; PAIN; PATIENT SELECTION; PHOTODYNAMIC THERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRURITUS; RECURRENT DISEASE; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN INFLAMMATION; SYSTEMIC THERAPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND INFECTION;

ADULT; AGED; AMINOLEVULINIC ACID; FEMALE; HUMANS; KERATOSIS FOLLICULARIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHOTOCHEMOTHERAPY; PHOTOSENSITIZING AGENTS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0142088931     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2133.2003.05494.x     Document Type: Article

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