Successful treatment of necrobiosis lipoidica diabeticorum with photodynamic therapy

Archives of Dermatology

Volumn 142, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 1548-1550

  Heidenheim, Michael ^a   Jemec, Gregor B E ^a  

^a ROSKILDE HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLOPURINOL; ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; AMINOLEVULINIC ACID METHYL ESTER; ASCORBIC ACID; CLOBETASOL PROPIONATE; GLUCOCORTICOID; MOMETASONE FUROATE; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; PSORALEN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CRYOTHERAPY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; NECROBIOSIS LIPOIDICA; PHOTODYNAMIC THERAPY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN BIOPSY; ULTRAVIOLET A RADIATION;

ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; AMINOLEVULINIC ACID; BIOPSY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NECROBIOSIS LIPOIDICA; PHOTOCHEMOTHERAPY; PHOTOSENSITIZING AGENTS;

EID: 33845699981     PISSN: 0003987X     EISSN: 0003987X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archderm.142.12.1548     Document Type: Article

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