Dramatic clearance of a recalcitrant acral viral wart using methyl aminolevulinate-red light photodynamic therapy

Photodermatology Photoimmunology and Photomedicine

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 225-226

  Chong, Wei Sheng ^a   Kang, Gregory Yirun Michael ^b  

^a NATIONAL SKIN CENTRE   (Singapore)

^b CHANGI GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Methyl aminolevulinate; Photodynamic therapy; Recalcitrant acral viral wart

Indexed keywords

AMINOLEVULINIC ACID METHYL ESTER;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CRYOTHERAPY; DISEASE DURATION; DRUG EFFICACY; HUMAN; MALE; PAIN; PHOTODYNAMIC THERAPY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RED LIGHT; TREATMENT RESPONSE; VERRUCA VULGARIS; WART VIRUS;

ADULT; AMINOLEVULINIC ACID; HUMANS; LIGHT; MALE; PHOTOCHEMOTHERAPY; PHOTOSENSITIZING AGENTS; WARTS;

EID: 67651040460     PISSN: 09054383     EISSN: 16000781     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0781.2009.00439.x     Document Type: Article

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