Photodynamic therapy: Off-label and alternative use in dermatological practice

Photodiagnosis and Photodynamic Therapy

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 134-138

  Buggiani, G ^a   Troiano, M ^a   Rossi, R ^a   Lotti, T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Lights; Off label; Photodynamic therapy; Photorejuvination

Indexed keywords

ALPHA INTERFERON; AMINOLEVULINIC ACID; ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT; METHYLENE BLUE; PICIBANIL; PROTOPORPHYRIN; PSORALEN; STEROID;

AGING; ALOPECIA AREATA; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CUTANEOUS T CELL LYMPHOMA; DIODE LASER; DRUG CLEARANCE; DRUG EFFECT; ELECTRON BEAM; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; LICHEN SCLEROSUS ET ATROPHICUS; MUCOCUTANEOUS CANDIDIASIS; NONHUMAN; PHOTODYNAMIC THERAPY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSORIASIS VULGARIS; PUVA; RED LIGHT; REJUVENATION; REVIEW; SCLERODERMA; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

DERMATOLOGY; HUMANS; PHOTOCHEMOTHERAPY; SKIN DISEASES;

EID: 46749142039     PISSN: 15721000     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pdpdt.2008.03.001     Document Type: Review

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