Topical methyl aminolevulinate photodynamic therapy for the treatment of folliculitis

Photodermatology Photoimmunology and Photomedicine

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 145-147

  Horn, Michael ^a   Wolf, Peter ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF GRAZ   (Austria)

Author keywords

Acne; Folliculitis; Methyl aminolevulinate; Photodynamic therapy

Indexed keywords

AMINOLEVULINIC ACID METHYL ESTER; ERYTHROMYCIN; TETRACYCLINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DRUG EFFICACY; FOLLICULITIS; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; PHOTODYNAMIC THERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCORING SYSTEM; TREATMENT RESPONSE; WILCOXON SIGNED RANKS TEST;

ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; ADULT; AMINOLEVULINIC ACID; CHRONIC DISEASE; FOLLICULITIS; HUMANS; MALE; PHOTOCHEMOTHERAPY; PHOTOSENSITIZING AGENTS; SKIN; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

EID: 34447137033     PISSN: 09054383     EISSN: 16000781     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0781.2007.00290.x     Document Type: Article

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