Transepidermal water loss after photodynamic therapy, UVB radiation and topical corticosteroid is independent of inflammation

Skin Research and Technology

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 202-206

  Faurschou, Annesofie ^a   Wiegell, Stine Regin ^a   Wulf, Hans Christian ^a  

^a BISPEBJERG HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Corticosteroids; Photodynamic therapy; Skin barrier; TEWL; Ultraviolet radiation

Indexed keywords

SKIN BARRIER; TRANSEPIDERMAL WATER LOSS (TEWL); TROPICAL CORTICOSTEROID;

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; DERMATOLOGY; IRRADIATION; PHOTODYNAMIC THERAPY; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

SKIN;

AMINOLEVULINIC ACID METHYL ESTER; CORTICOSTEROID; DERMOVAT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WATER;

ACNE VULGARIS; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ERYTHEMA; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERMEABILITY BARRIER; PHOTODYNAMIC THERAPY; RADIATION EXPOSURE; SKIN INFLAMMATION; SKIN PERMEABILITY; SKIN WATER LOSS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRAVIOLET B RADIATION; VOLUNTEER;

ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; BODY WATER; DERMATITIS, ATOPIC; HUMANS; PHOTOCHEMOTHERAPY; SKIN; ULTRAVIOLET THERAPY; WATER LOSS, INSENSIBLE;

EID: 33947358106     PISSN: 0909752X     EISSN: 16000846     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0846.2007.00222.x     Document Type: Article

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