Dissecting cellulitis treated with the long-pulsed Nd:YAG laser

Dermatologic Surgery

Volumn 32, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 1039-1044

  Krasner, Brett D ^a   Hamzavi, Fasahat H ^a   Murakawa, George J ^a   Hamzavi, Iltefat H ^b,c  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b HENRY FORD HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c HENRY FORD HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; DOXYCYCLINE; ISOTRETINOIN; STEROID;

ADULT; ALOPECIA; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CELLULITIS; CHRONIC DISEASE; DEPIGMENTATION; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; MALE; NEODYMIUM LASER; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSE WAVE; SCALP; SCAR FORMATION; SKIN NODULE;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; CELLULITIS; CHRONIC DISEASE; DISEASE PROGRESSION; HUMANS; LASERS; MALE; PILOT PROJECTS; SCALP; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33746931172     PISSN: 10760512     EISSN: 15244725     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1524-4725.2006.32227.x     Document Type: Article

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