Topical 5-aminolevulinic acid photodynamic therapy for the treatment of unilesional mycosis fungoides: A report of two cases and review of the literature

International Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 410-413

  Díez Recio, Esther ^a   Zambrano, Belen ^a   Alonso, Maria Luisa ^a   De Eusebio, Esther ^a   Martín, Manuel ^a   Cuevas, Jesús ^a   Jaén, Pedro ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO DE GUADALAJARA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINOLEVULINIC ACID; IMIQUIMOD; PSORALEN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BURNING SENSATION; CASE REPORT; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG TREATMENT FAILURE; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LOW LEVEL LASER THERAPY; MALE; MYCOSIS FUNGOIDES; PHOTODYNAMIC THERAPY; PUVA; REMISSION; SKIN BIOPSY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; ADULT; AMINOLEVULINIC ACID; FEMALE; HUMANS; LASER THERAPY, LOW-LEVEL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYCOSIS FUNGOIDES; PHOTOCHEMOTHERAPY; PHOTOSENSITIZING AGENTS; SKIN; SKIN NEOPLASMS;

EID: 41749094091     PISSN: 00119059     EISSN: 13654632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-4632.2008.03177.x     Document Type: Article

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