Long-term follow-up of photodynamic therapy with a self-adhesive 5-aminolaevulinic acid patch: 12 months data

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 162, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 410-414

  Szeimies, R M ^a   Stockfleth, E ^b   Popp, G ^c   Borrosch, F ^c   Bruning H ^c   Dominicus, R ^c   Mensing, H ^d   Reinhold, U ^e   Reich, K ^f   Moor, A C E ^g   Stocker, M ^g   Ortland, C ^g   Brunnert, M ^h   Hauschild, A ⁱ  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL REGENSBURG   (Germany)

^b CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^c Dermatologisches Ambulatorium ^*  (Germany)

^d Dermatologisches Ambulatorium   (Germany)

^e Medical Centre Bonn   (Germany)

^f SCIderm GmbH   (Germany)

^g Photonamic GmbH and Co KG   (Germany)

^h MARCO Institute for Clinical Research and Statistics   (Germany)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Actinic keratosis; Aminolaevulinic acid; Photodynamic therapy

Indexed keywords

AMINOLEVULINIC ACID; PLACEBO;

ABSENCE OF SIDE EFFECTS; ACTINIC KERATOSIS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYOSURGERY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG TOLERABILITY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HYPOPIGMENTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PHOTODYNAMIC THERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN DEFECT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADMINISTRATION, CUTANEOUS; AMINOLEVULINIC ACID; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; KERATOSIS, ACTINIC; MALE; PHOTOCHEMOTHERAPY; PHOTOSENSITIZING AGENTS; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 74349111518     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: 13652133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.2009.09377.x     Document Type: Article

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