Recalcitrant palmoplantar pustular psoriasis successfully treated with topical 5-aminolaevulinic acid photodynamic therapy [14]

Clinical and Experimental Dermatology

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 723-724

  Kim, Y C ^a   Lee, E S ^a   Chung, P S ^b   Rhee, C K ^b  

^a Ajou University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Dankook University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINOLEVULINIC ACID; CYCLOSPORIN; DESOXIMETASONE; ETRETIN; METHOTREXATE; RETINOID; TETRACYCLINE;

ADULT; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; LETTER; PHOTODYNAMIC THERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUSTULOSIS PALMOPLANTARIS; PUVA; RADIATION DOSE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AMINOLEVULINIC ACID; CHRONIC DISEASE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; PHOTOCHEMOTHERAPY; PHOTOSENSITIZING AGENTS; PSORIASIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 27144456780     PISSN: 03076938     EISSN: 13652230     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2230.2005.01905.x     Document Type: Letter

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