Inflammatory linear verrucous epidermal nevus successfully treated with methyl-aminolevulinate photodynamic therapy

Dermatologic Surgery

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 253-256

  Elisabet, Parera ^a   Fernando, Gallardo ^a   AgustÍ, Toll ^a   Immaculada, Gil ^a   JÚlia, Sánchez Schmidt ^a   Ramon, Pujol ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINOLEVULINIC ACID METHYL ESTER; BETAMETHASONE; BETAMETHASONE PROPIONATE; CALCIPOTRIOL; CLOBETASOL PROPIONATE; HISTAMINE; TAZAROTENE; TRIAMCINOLONE ACETONIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DRUG TREATMENT FAILURE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; MALE; NEVUS; PHOTODYNAMIC THERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRURITUS; SYMPTOM; SYNDROME ILVEN; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AMINOLEVULINIC ACID; BUTTOCKS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEVUS, SEBACEOUS OF JADASSOHN; PHOTOCHEMOTHERAPY; PHOTOSENSITIZING AGENTS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 76249110507     PISSN: 10760512     EISSN: 15244725     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1524-4725.2009.01401.x     Document Type: Article

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