Treatment of acne vulgaris using blue light photodynamic therapy in an African-American patient

Journal of Drugs in Dermatology

Volumn 8, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 669-671

  Terrell, Shaundre ^a   Aires, Daniel ^b   Schweiger, Eric S ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINOLEVULINIC ACID; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BENZOYL PEROXIDE; CLINDAMYCIN; DERMATOLOGICAL AGENT; HYDROQUINONE; KERASTIC; RETINOID; SUNSCREEN; TAZORATENE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; HYDROQUINONE DERIVATIVE; PHOTOSENSITIZING AGENT;

ACNE VULGARIS; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DRUG TREATMENT FAILURE; FACE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HYPERPIGMENTATION; INFLAMMATION; PAPULE; PHOTODYNAMIC THERAPY; SKIN CARE; SKIN COLOR; TREATMENT DURATION; METHODOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHOTOCHEMOTHERAPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACNE VULGARIS; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; AMINOLEVULINIC ACID; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROQUINONES; HYPERPIGMENTATION; PHOTOCHEMOTHERAPY; PHOTOSENSITIZING AGENTS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 67651167123     PISSN: 15459616     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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