Photodynamic therapy for acne vulgaris: A randomized, controlled, split-face clinical trial of topical aminolevulinic acid and pulsed dye laser therapy

Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 28-34

  Orringer, Jeffrey S ^a   Sachs, Dana L ^a   Bailey, Evans ^a   Kang, Sewon ^a   Hamilton, Ted ^a   Voorhees, John J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

5 aminolevulinic acid; Acne vulgaris; Photodynamic therapy; Pulsed dye laser

Indexed keywords

AMINOLEVULINIC ACID;

ACNE VULGARIS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BLISTER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMEDO; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FACE; FACE ERYTHEMA; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERPIGMENTATION; LOW LEVEL LASER THERAPY; MALE; PAPULE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PHOTODYNAMIC THERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSED DYE LASER; PULSED DYE LASER THERAPY; PUSTULE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RATING SCALE; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; SKIN ABRASION; SKIN CYST; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ACNE VULGARIS; ADMINISTRATION, CUTANEOUS; ADOLESCENT; AMINOLEVULINIC ACID; DERMATOLOGIC AGENTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LASER THERAPY, LOW-LEVEL; LASERS, DYE; MALE; PHOTOCHEMOTHERAPY; PHOTOSENSITIZING AGENTS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77954363102     PISSN: 14732130     EISSN: 14732165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1473-2165.2010.00483.x     Document Type: Article

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