Evaluation of the clinical and immunohistological efficacy of the 585-nm pulsed dye laser in the treatment of psoriasis

Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 420-424

  Noborio, R ^a   Kurokawa, M ^a   Kobayashi, K ^a   Morita, A ^a  

^a NAGOYA CITY UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Japan)

Author keywords

CD31; Dermal vasculature; Psoriasis; Pulsed dye laser

Indexed keywords

CD31 ANTIGEN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOLOGY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSORIASIS; PULSED DYE LASER; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN BLOOD VESSEL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LASER THERAPY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSORIASIS;

EID: 62149112523     PISSN: 09269959     EISSN: 14683083     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-3083.2008.03086.x     Document Type: Article

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