Allergic reactions to Metvix® (ALA-ME)

Contact Dermatitis

Volumn 58, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 184-186

  Jungersted, J M ^a,b   Dam, T N ^a   Bryld, L E ^a   Agner, T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b ROSKILDE HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

5 aminolaevulinic acid; ALA ME; Contact allergy; Metvix; PDT; Photodynamic therapy

Indexed keywords

AMINOLEVULINIC ACID; AMINOLEVULINIC ACID METHYL ESTER;

ACTINIC KERATOSIS; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE SEVERITY; HUMAN; MALE; PATCH TEST; ROSACEA; SKIN ALLERGY;

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

EID: 39049163428     PISSN: 01051873     EISSN: 16000536     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0536.2007.01241.x     Document Type: Article

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