New photodynamic therapy protocol to treat aids-related Kaposi's sarcoma

Photomedicine and Laser Surgery

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 528-531

  Tardivo, João P ^a   Giglio, Auro Del ^a   Paschoal, Luis H ^a   Baptista, Mauricio S ^b  

^a FACULDADE DE MEDICINA DO ABC   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AROMATIC COMPOUNDS; CHEMOTHERAPY; DISEASES; LASER SURGERY; LIGHT SOURCES; PATIENT TREATMENT;

KAPOSI'S SARCOMA; MALIGNANT DISEASE; PHENOTHIAZINIUM COMPOUNDS;

PHOTODYNAMIC THERAPY;

METHYLENE BLUE; PHOTOSENSITIZING AGENT; TOLONIUM CHLORIDE;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; HUMAN; KAPOSI SARCOMA; LIGHT; MALE; PHOTODYNAMIC THERAPY; REMISSION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; PHOTOCHEMOTHERAPY; SARCOMA, KAPOSI; SKIN NEOPLASMS;

EID: 33750610308     PISSN: 15495418     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/pho.2006.24.528     Document Type: Article

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