Blood flow in psoriatic plaques before and after selective treatment of the superficial capillaries

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 152, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 60-65

  Hern, S ^a,c   Stanton, A W B ^a   Mellor, R H ^a   Harland, C C ^b   Levick, J R ^a   Mortimer, P S ^a  

^a ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b ST HELIER HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c c/o Professor PS Mortimer ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Autonomic control; Blood vessels; Psoriasis; Pulsed dye laser

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTERIOLE; ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW; CAPILLARY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ERYTHROCYTE; FEMALE; FOREARM; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPEREMIA; LASER DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; LOW LEVEL LASER THERAPY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROVOCATION TEST; PSORIASIS VULGARIS; PULSED DYE LASER; RESISTANCE BLOOD VESSEL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; VASOCONSTRICTION; VASODILATATION; BLOOD VESSEL FUNCTION; ELBOW; PSORIASIS; SKIN BLOOD FLOW; SKIN CAPILLARY; SKIN CONDUCTANCE;

ADULT; CAPILLARIES; ERYTHROCYTES; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPEREMIA; LASER COAGULATION; LASER-DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSORIASIS; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SKIN; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VASCULAR RESISTANCE; VASOCONSTRICTION;

EID: 13244284848     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.2004.06212.x     Document Type: Article

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