Treatment of recalcitrant hidradenitis suppurativa with photodynamic therapy: Report of five cases

Clinical and Experimental Dermatology

Volumn 34, Issue 7, 2009, Pages

  Sotiriou, E ^a   Apalla, Z ^a   Maliamani, F ^a   Ioannides, D ^a  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BLISTER; BURNING SENSATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LETTER; MALE; PHOTODYNAMIC THERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUPPURATIVE HIDRADENITIS; SWELLING;

ADULT; AMINOLEVULINIC ACID; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HIDRADENITIS SUPPURATIVA; HUMANS; MALE; PHOTOCHEMOTHERAPY; PHOTOSENSITIZING AGENTS;

EID: 70349512307     PISSN: 03076938     EISSN: 13652230     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2230.2008.03094.x     Document Type: Letter

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