Allergic contact dermatitis to methyl aminolevulinate after photodynamic therapy in 9 patients

Contact Dermatitis

Volumn 57, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 321-323

  Hohwy, Thomas ^a   Andersen, Klaus Ejner ^a   Sølvsten, Henrik ^b   Sommerlund, Mette ^b  

^a ODENSE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Allergic contact dermatitis; Methyl aminolevulinate; Metvix

Indexed keywords

AMINOLEVULINIC ACID METHYL ESTER;

ACTINIC KERATOSIS; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BASAL CELL CARCINOMA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTACT ALLERGY; CONTACT DERMATITIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PHOTODYNAMIC THERAPY; POROKERATOSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SKIN ALLERGY;

ADULT; AGED; ALLERGENS; AMINOLEVULINIC ACID; DERMATITIS, ALLERGIC CONTACT; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FACIAL DERMATOSES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATCH TESTS; PHOTOCHEMOTHERAPY; PHOTOSENSITIZING AGENTS;

EID: 35248847853     PISSN: 01051873     EISSN: 16000536     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0536.2007.01243.x     Document Type: Article

References (2)

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