Successful treatment of erosive vulvar lichen sclerosus with methylaminolaevulinic acid and laser-mediated photodynamic therapy

Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 71-72

  Vano Galvan, S ^a   Fernandez Guarino, M ^a   Bea Ardebol S ^a   Perez, B ^a   Harto, A ^a   Jaen, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALCALÁ   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINOLEVULINIC ACID METHYL ESTER; HALCINONIDE; PREDNISONE; TACROLIMUS;

AGED; ANAMNESIS; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; FLUORESCENCE; GENITAL PRURITUS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; LETTER; LICHEN SCLEROSUS ET ATROPHICUS; PHOTODYNAMIC THERAPY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; LASERS; LICHEN SCLEROSUS ET ATROPHICUS; PHOTOCHEMOTHERAPY; PHOTOSENSITIZING AGENTS; VULVAR DISEASES;

EID: 57649158178     PISSN: 09269959     EISSN: 14683083     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-3083.2008.02667.x     Document Type: Letter

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