High-intensity laser and photodynamic therapy as a treatment for recurrent herpes labialis

Photomedicine and Laser Surgery

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 439-444

  Marotti, Juliana ^a   Sperandio, Felipe Fornias ^a   Fregnani, Eduardo Rodrigues ^b   Aranha, Ana Cecilia Corrêa ^a   De Freitas, Patrícia Moreira ^a   De Paula Eduardo, Carlos ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b A C CAMARGO CANCER CENTER   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEALING PROCESS; HIGH INTENSITY LASERS; LOW LEVEL LASER THERAPY; METHYLENE BLUE; PAIN RELIEF; UP PERIOD;

LASER TISSUE INTERACTION; PATIENT MONITORING; PHOTODYNAMIC THERAPY; PLASMONS;

LASER SURGERY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HERPES LABIALIS; HUMAN; LOW LEVEL LASER THERAPY; MALE; MULTIMODALITY CANCER THERAPY; PHOTOCHEMOTHERAPY; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RECURRENT DISEASE; WOUND HEALING;

ADOLESCENT; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; FEMALE; HERPES LABIALIS; HUMANS; LASER THERAPY; LASER THERAPY, LOW-LEVEL; MALE; PHOTOCHEMOTHERAPY; RECURRENCE; WOUND HEALING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77953918297     PISSN: 15495418     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/pho.2009.2522     Document Type: Article

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