Efficacy of monochromatic excimer light (308 nm) in the treatment of atopic dermatitis in adults and children

Photomedicine and Laser Surgery

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 14-18

  Nisticò, Steven Paul ^a   Saraceno, Rosita ^a   Capriotti, Elisabetta ^a   Felice, Catia De ^a   Chimenti, Sergio ^a  

^a TOR VERGATA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATOPIC DERMATITIS; MINIMAL ERYTHEMAL; MONOCHROMATIC EXCIMER;

DERMATITIS; DRUG DOSAGE; PATIENT TREATMENT;

EXCIMER LASERS;

CETAPHIL; EMOLLIENT AGENT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; XENON;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ERYTHEMA; EXCIMER LASER; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HYPERPIGMENTATION; MALE; PATIENT SAFETY; REMISSION; SKIN DISEASE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; DERMATITIS, ATOPIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; LASER THERAPY, LOW-LEVEL; LASERS, EXCIMER; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 38849206396     PISSN: 15495418     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/pho.2007.2116     Document Type: Article

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