Pulsed dye laser treatment for viral warts: A study of 120 patients

Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 35, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 491-498

  Park, Hyun Su ^a   Choi, Woo Seok ^a  

^a Inje University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Pulsed dye laser; Treatment; Verruca; Viral wart

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; DEVICE; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SELECTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PULSED DYE LASER; SAFETY; SOUTH KOREA; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VERRUCA VULGARIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LASERS, DYE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RECURRENCE; SKIN DISEASES, VIRAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WARTS;

EID: 49349094207     PISSN: 03852407     EISSN: 13468138     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1346-8138.2008.00509.x     Document Type: Article

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