Herpes simplex virus reactivation as a complication of photodynamic therapy

Photodermatology Photoimmunology and Photomedicine

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 51-52

  Nobbe, Stephan ^a   Trüeb, Ralph M ^a   French, Lars E ^a   Hofbauer, Günther F L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Herpes simplex; HSV; PDT; Photodynamic therapy

Indexed keywords

AMINOLEVULINIC ACID METHYL ESTER; FUSIDIC ACID; VALACICLOVIR;

ACTINIC KERATOSIS; AGED; ARTICLE; BURNING SENSATION; CASE REPORT; EROSION; ERYTHEMA; HERPES SIMPLEX; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS 1; HUMAN; MALE; PHOTODYNAMIC THERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUSTULE; SIDE EFFECT; SKIN PAIN; SKIN REDNESS; VIRUS REACTIVATION;

ACYCLOVIR; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ANTIVIRAL AGENTS; HERPES SIMPLEX; HERPESVIRUS 1, HUMAN; HUMANS; MALE; PHOTOCHEMOTHERAPY; RECURRENCE; VALINE;

EID: 78650764293     PISSN: 09054383     EISSN: 16000781     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0781.2010.00552.x     Document Type: Article

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