Laser therapy for solar lentigines: Review of the literature and case report

Acta Dermatovenerologica Croatica

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 81-85

  Mokos, Zrinka Bukvić ^a   Lipozenčić, Jasna ^a   Pašić, Aida ^a   Fattorini, Iva ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZAGREB   (Croatia)

^b LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Dermoscopy; Laser therapy; Solar lentigines

Indexed keywords

MELANIN;

ADULT; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LASER SURGERY; LENTIGO; LOW LEVEL LASER THERAPY; MALIGNANT LENTIGO; NEODYMIUM LASER; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PHOTOAGING; PULSED DYE LASER; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SKIN DEFECT; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE;

FEMALE; HUMANS; LASER THERAPY, LOW-LEVEL; LENTIGO; MIDDLE AGED; SUNLIGHT;

EID: 33746169105     PISSN: 1330027X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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