Successful treatment of disseminated superficial actinic porokeratosis with methyl aminolevulinate-photodynamic therapy

Journal of Dermatological Treatment

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 190-191

  Cavicchini, Stefano ^a   Tourlaki, Athanasia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINOLEVULINIC ACID METHYL ESTER; ETRETINATE; FLUOROURACIL; STEROID;

ACTINIC POROKERATOSIS; ADULT; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISSEMINATED SUPERFICIAL ACTINIC POROKERATOSIS; DRUG PENETRATION; DRUG TREATMENT FAILURE; FOLLOW UP; GENERAL CONDITION IMPROVEMENT; HISTOLOGY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPERKERATOSIS; ILLUMINATION; LETTER; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHOTODYNAMIC THERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RED LIGHT; SKIN BURNING SENSATION; SYMPTOM;

AMINOLEVULINIC ACID; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHOTOCHEMOTHERAPY; POROKERATOSIS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 33746601848     PISSN: 09546634     EISSN: 14711753     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09546630600788869     Document Type: Letter

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