Factors influencing pain intensity during topical photodynamic therapy of complete cosmetic units for actinic keratoses

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

Volumn 63, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 213-218

  Gholam, Patrick ^a   Denk, Katharina ^a   Sehr, Tanja ^a   Enk, Alexander ^a   Hartmann, Martin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

actinic keratoses; location; pain; photodamage; photodynamic therapy

Indexed keywords

AMINOLEVULINIC ACID; AMINOLEVULINIC ACID METHYL ESTER; ANALGESIC AGENT; IBUPROFEN; DRUG DERIVATIVE; METHYL 5-AMINOLEVULINATE; PROTOPORPHYRIN;

ACTINIC KERATOSIS; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHEEK; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG FORMULATION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FACE; FEMALE; FOREHEAD; HAND; HUMAN; LIP; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PHOTODYNAMIC THERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SCALP; SEX DIFFERENCE; SKIN; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; ESTHETIC SURGERY; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; NERVE ENDING; PHOTOCHEMOTHERAPY; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AMINOLEVULINIC ACID; COSMETIC TECHNIQUES; FEMALE; HUMANS; KERATOSIS, ACTINIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NERVE ENDINGS; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PHOTOCHEMOTHERAPY; PROTOPORPHYRINS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77955288180     PISSN: 01909622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaad.2009.08.062     Document Type: Article

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