Failure to treat alopecia areata with photodynamic therapy

Clinical and Experimental Dermatology

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 585-587

  Fernandez Guarino M ^a   Harto, A ^a   Garcia Morales I ^a   Perez Garcia B ^a   Arrazola, J M ^a   Jaen P ^a  

^a HOSPITAL RAMÓN Y CAJAL   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINOLEVULINIC ACID; CORTICOSTEROID; CYCLOSPORIN A; DITHRANOL; MINOXIDIL; POLYPODIUM LEUCOTOMOS EXTRACT; TACROLIMUS;

ADULT; AGED; ALOPECIA AREATA; ARTICLE; CAMERA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FLUORESCENCE; HAIR; HAIR GROWTH; HUMAN; IRRADIATION; KNOWLEDGE; MALE; PHOTODYNAMIC THERAPY; PHOTOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RED LIGHT; SCALP; TREATMENT FAILURE; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

ADULT; AGED; ALOPECIA AREATA; AMINOLEVULINIC ACID; FACE; FEMALE; HAIR; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHOTOCHEMOTHERAPY; PHOTOSENSITIZING AGENTS; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 49649129700     PISSN: 03076938     EISSN: 13652230     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2230.2008.02712.x     Document Type: Article

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