Photodynamic therapy in dermatology: Basic principles and clinical use;Terapia fotodinâmica em dermatologia: Princípios básicos e aplicações

Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia

Volumn 84, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 445-459

  Torezan, Luís ^a   Niwa, Ane Beatriz Mautari ^a   Neto, Cyro Festa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Carcinoma in situ; Carcinoma, basal cell; Photochemotherapy

Indexed keywords

AMINOLEVULINIC ACID; AMINOLEVULINIC ACID METHYL ESTER; HEMATOPORPHYRIN DERIVATIVE; METHOXSALEN; PLACEBO; PROTOPORPHYRIN; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE;

ACNE VULGARIS; ACTINIC KERATOSIS; BASAL CELL CARCINOMA; BOWEN DISEASE; CONDYLOMA ACUMINATUM; CYTOTOXICITY; HUMAN; IMMUNOMODULATION; KAPOSI SARCOMA; LASER; LOCALIZED SCLERODERMA; LOW LEVEL LASER THERAPY; MORPHEA; MYCOSIS FUNGOIDES; PHOTODYNAMIC THERAPY; PHOTOTOXICITY; PUVA; REVIEW; TREATMENT INDICATION; VERRUCA VULGARIS;

COSMETIC TECHNIQUES; HUMANS; PHOTOCHEMOTHERAPY; SKIN DISEASES;

EID: 75749152039     PISSN: 03650596     EISSN: 18064841     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s0365-05962009000500002     Document Type: Review

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