Methyl aminolaevulinate photodynamic therapy for the treatment of hidradenitis suppurativa and pilonidal cysts

Photodermatology Photoimmunology and Photomedicine

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 164-165

  Saraceno, Rosita ^a   Teoli, Miriam ^a   Casciello, Carmen ^a   Chimenti, Sergio ^a  

^a TOR VERGATA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Hidradenitis suppurativa; Methyl aminolaevulinate (MAL); Photodynamic therapy (PDT); Pilonidalcyst

Indexed keywords

AMINOLEVULINIC ACID METHYL ESTER;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BURNING SENSATION; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG COST; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG TOLERABILITY; ERYTHEMA; HUMAN; MALE; OCCLUSIVE DRESSING; PHOTODYNAMIC THERAPY; PILONIDAL SINUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REMISSION; SAFETY; SKIN CANCER; SKIN PAIN; SUPPURATIVE HIDRADENITIS; TREATMENT DURATION; ULTRAVIOLET IRRADIATION;

ADULT; AMINOLEVULINIC ACID; HIDRADENITIS SUPPURATIVA; HUMANS; MALE; PHOTOCHEMOTHERAPY; PILONIDAL SINUS;

EID: 65449190072     PISSN: 09054383     EISSN: 16000781     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0781.2009.00428.x     Document Type: Article

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