Treatment of acne vulgaris with photodynamic therapy: The use of aminolevulinic acid and green light

Cosmetic Dermatology

Volumn 19, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 624-627

  Miller, Amy ^a   Van Camp, Adrienne ^a  

^a St Louis Skin Solutions   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETONE; AMINOLEVULINIC ACID; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BENZOYL PEROXIDE; CLINDAMYCIN; DOXYCYCLINE; ISOTRETINOIN; MINOCYCLINE; ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT; OXYGEN; PHOTOSENSITIZING AGENT; PORPHYRIN DERIVATIVE; POTASSIUM TITANYLPHOSPHATE; PROTOPORPHYRIN; SALICYLIC ACID; TITANIUM DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACNE VULGARIS; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY; CASE REPORT; ERYTHEMA; FEMALE; GREEN LIGHT; HUMAN; LIGHT; MALE; PAPULAR SKIN DISEASE; PHOTODYNAMIC THERAPY; PHOTOSENSITIZATION; PHOTOTHERAPY; PUSTULE; SKIN ABRASION; SKIN DISCOMFORT; SKIN INFLAMMATION; SKIN REDNESS; SUNBURN; YAG LASER;

EID: 33750195791     PISSN: 10413766     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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