Photodynamic therapy in dermatology: A review

Lasers in Medical Science

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 971-980

  Choudhary, Sonal ^a   Nouri, Keyvan ^a   Elsaie, Mohamed L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

^b NATIONAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Actinic keratosis (AK); Light emitting diode (LED); Photodynamic therapy (PDT); Porphyrins

Indexed keywords

AMINOLEVULINIC ACID; AMINOLEVULINIC ACID METHYL ESTER; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; FLUOROURACIL; PHOTOFRIN; PHOTOSENSITIZING AGENT;

ACNE VULGARIS; ACTINIC KERATOSIS; BASAL CELL CARCINOMA; BURN; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER PREVENTION; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CHEILITIS; CLINICAL TRIAL; CUTANEOUS PARAMETERS; CUTANEOUS T CELL LYMPHOMA; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DYSPLASIA; HUMAN; LEISHMANIASIS; LIGHT EMITTING DIODE; NEODYMIUM LASER; PHOTODYNAMIC THERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SKIN CANCER; SKIN INFLAMMATION; SKIN TINGLING; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; SUN EXPOSURE; TREATMENT CONTRAINDICATION; VIRAL SKIN DISEASE;

CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; HUMANS; LASER THERAPY; LASERS, DYE; LASERS, SEMICONDUCTOR; PHOTOCHEMOTHERAPY; PHOTOSENSITIZING AGENTS; SKIN DISEASES; SKIN NEOPLASMS;

EID: 70350220893     PISSN: 02688921     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10103-009-0716-x     Document Type: Review

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