Fractional photothermolysis for the treatment of granuloma annulare: A case report

Lasers in Surgery and Medicine

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 319-322

  Karsai, Syrus ^a   Hammes, Stefan ^a   Rütten, Arno ^b   Raulin, Christian ^a,c  

^a LASERKLINIK KARLSRUHE   (Germany)

^b Dermatopathologische Gemeinschaftspraxis   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Fractional photothermolysis; Granuloma annulare

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; CHLOROQUINE; CYCLOSPORIN A; DAPSONE; FUMARIC ACID DERIVATIVE; INFLIXIMAB; ISOTRETINOIN; NICOTINAMIDE; PIMECROLIMUS; TACROLIMUS; ZILEUTON;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CAUCASIAN; FEMALE; FRACTIONAL PHOTOTHERMOLYSIS; GRANULOMA ANNULARE; HUMAN; LOW LEVEL LASER THERAPY; NEODYMIUM LASER; PHOTOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REMISSION; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

FEMALE; GRANULOMA ANNULARE; HUMANS; LASER THERAPY; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 39149090057     PISSN: 01968092     EISSN: 10969101     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/lsm.20640     Document Type: Article

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