Photodynamic therapy for patients with basal cell nevus syndrome

Dermatologic Surgery

Volumn 35, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1576-1581

  Gilchrest, Barbara A ^a,b   Brightman, Lori A ^b   Thiele, Jens J ^b   Wasserman, Daniel I ^b  

^a Boston University School of Medicine ^*  (United States)

^b BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINOLEVULINIC ACID; PARACETAMOL; PREDNISONE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BASAL CELL CARCINOMA; BASAL CELL NEVUS SYNDROME; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CHEMOSURGERY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DESQUAMATION; EDEMA; ERYTHEMA; FEMALE; FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; LIGHT EXPOSURE; MALE; PHOTODYNAMIC THERAPY; PHOTOTOXICITY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCAR FORMATION; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; SKIN CANCER; SKIN DISCOMFORT;

AGED; AMINOLEVULINIC ACID; BASAL CELL NEVUS SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHOTOCHEMOTHERAPY; PHOTOSENSITIZING AGENTS;

EID: 70349663923     PISSN: 10760512     EISSN: 15244725     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1524-4725.2009.01279.x     Document Type: Article

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