Topical photodynamic therapy for non-cancerous skin conditions

Photodiagnosis and Photodynamic Therapy

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 116-127

  Mitra, A ^a   Stables, G I ^a  

^a LEEDS GENERAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acne; Benign dermatoses; Non cancerous; Non oncological; Photodynamic therapy; Psoriasis; Viral warts

Indexed keywords

AMINOLEVULINIC ACID; AMINOLEVULINIC ACID METHYL ESTER; BENZOPORPHYRIN DERIVATIVE; HEMATOPORPHYRIN; KERATOLYTIC AGENT; LACTIC ACID; PAROMOMYCIN; PHOTOSENSITIZING AGENT; SALICYLIC ACID; VERUCID;

ACNE VULGARIS; ACTINIC POROKERATOSIS; ALOPECIA AREATA; BLISTER; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONDYLOMA ACUMINATUM; CRYOTHERAPY; DARIER DISEASE; ERYTHEMA; ERYTHROPLASIA; EXFOLIATIVE DERMATITIS; HAILEY HAILEY DISEASE; HIRSUTISM; HUMAN; HYPERKERATOSIS; HYPERPIGMENTATION; LEISHMANIASIS; LICHEN PLANUS; LICHEN SCLEROSUS ET ATROPHICUS; LIGHT; LIGHT EMITTING DIODE; MYCOSIS; PENILE SWELLING; PHOTOAGING; PHOTODYNAMIC THERAPY; PHOTOSENSITIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRURITUS; PSORIASIS; PULSED DYE LASER; RECURRENT DISEASE; RELAPSE; REVIEW; SARCOIDOSIS; SCLERODERMA; SEBACEOUS NEVUS; SKIN BURNING SENSATION; SKIN DISEASE; SKIN EDEMA; SKIN EXFOLIATION; SKIN PAIN; SKIN SWELLING; SUPPURATIVE HIDRADENITIS; TOPICAL TREATMENT; ULTRAVIOLET B RADIATION; VERRUCA VULGARIS; WART VIRUS;

EID: 33646902862     PISSN: 15721000     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1572-1000(06)00035-4     Document Type: Review

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