Topical aminolaevulinic acid- and aminolaevulinic acid methyl ester-based photodynamic therapy with red and violet light: Influence of wavelength on pain and erythema

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 161, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 1173-1179

  Mikolajewska, P ^a   Iani, V ^a   Juzeniene, A ^a   Moan, J ^a,b  

^a OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

Aminolaevulinic acid; Aminolaevulinic acid methyl ester; Erythema; Pain; Photodynamic therapy

Indexed keywords

AMINOLEVULINIC ACID; AMINOLEVULINIC ACID METHYL ESTER; PROTOPORPHYRIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CREAM; ERYTHEMA; FEMALE; LIGHT EXPOSURE; MOUSE; NOCICEPTION; NONHUMAN; PHOTODYNAMIC THERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RED LIGHT; SKIN PAIN; SPECTRAL SENSITIVITY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; ADULT; AMINOLEVULINIC ACID; ANIMALS; ERYTHEMA; HUMANS; LASERS; MICE; MICE, NUDE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PHOTOCHEMOTHERAPY; PHOTOSENSITIZING AGENTS; PROTOPORPHYRINS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 71949114831     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: 13652133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.2009.09437.x     Document Type: Article

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