Successful treatment of periungual warts using photodynamic therapy: A pilot study

Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology

Volumn 21, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 1170-1174

  Schroeter, C A ^a   Kaas, L ^a   Waterval, J J ^a   Bos, P M ^b   Neumann, H A M ^c  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^c ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

20 ALA; Periungual warts; Photodynamic therapy; Treatment

Indexed keywords

AMINOLEVULINIC ACID;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BURNING SENSATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL TRIAL; EDEMA; ERYTHEMA; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HYPERPIGMENTATION; MALE; NAIL INFECTION; ONYCHOLYSIS; PAIN; PHOTODYNAMIC THERAPY; PHOTOSENSITIVITY; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRURITUS; RADIATION EQUIPMENT; RECURRENT INFECTION; SCHOOL CHILD; TREATMENT RESPONSE; VERRUCA VULGARIS;

ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AMINOLEVULINIC ACID; CHILD; FEMALE; HAND DERMATOSES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHOTOCHEMOTHERAPY; PHOTOSENSITIZING AGENTS; PILOT PROJECTS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WARTS;

EID: 34548756083     PISSN: 09269959     EISSN: 14683083     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-3083.2007.02081.x     Document Type: Article

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