Successful treatment of cutaneous sarcoid by photodynamic therapy with minimal discomfort using a fractionated dosing regime

Photodermatology Photoimmunology and Photomedicine

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 276-277

  Patterson, Clare ^a  

^a AMERSHAM HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Fractionated; Photodynamic therapy; Sarcoid

Indexed keywords

AMINOLEVULINIC ACID; AZATHIOPRINE; CLOBETASOL PROPIONATE; STEROID; TACROLIMUS; TRIAMCINOLONE ACETONIDE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CREAM; DRUG RESPONSE; DRUG TREATMENT FAILURE; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; PHOTODYNAMIC THERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE FRACTIONATION; SARCOIDOSIS; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN DISCOMFORT; SKIN TINGLING;

DOSE FRACTIONATION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHOTOCHEMOTHERAPY; SARCOIDOSIS; SKIN NEOPLASMS;

EID: 72749099035     PISSN: 09054383     EISSN: 16000781     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0781.2009.00448.x     Document Type: Article

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