Efficacy and safety of cryotherapy vs. trichloroacetic acid in the treatment of solar lentigo

Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 316-319

  Raziee, M ^a   Balighi, K ^a   Shabanzadeh dehkordi, H ^a   Robati, R M ^a  

^a TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Cryosurgery; Cryotherapy; Lentigo; Trichloroacetic acid

Indexed keywords

TRICHLOROACETIC ACID;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYOTHERAPY; DRUG SOLUTION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HAND; HEALING; HUMAN; HYPERPIGMENTATION; HYPOPIGMENTATION; LENTIGO; MALE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SKIN PAIN; SUN EXPOSURE;

ADULT; AGED; CAUSTICS; CRYOTHERAPY; FEMALE; HAND; HUMANS; HYPERPIGMENTATION; LENTIGO; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SKIN; SUNLIGHT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRICHLOROACETIC ACID;

EID: 39049118251     PISSN: 09269959     EISSN: 14683083     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-3083.2007.02409.x     Document Type: Article

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