In vivo analysis of solar lentigines by reflectance confocal microscopy before and after Q-switched ruby laser treatment

Acta Dermato-Venereologica

Volumn 91, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 164-168

  Richtig, Erika ^a   Hofmann Wellenhof, Rainer ^a   Kopera, Daisy ^a   el Shabrawi Caelen, Laila ^a   Ahlgrimm Siess, Verena ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF GRAZ   (Austria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MELANIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; DERMIS; EDEMA; EPIDERMIS; EPILUMINESCENCE MICROSCOPY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; IN VIVO STUDY; LASER; LENTIGO; LOW LEVEL LASER THERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFLECTANCE CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; SUN EXPOSURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; DERMOSCOPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LASER THERAPY; LASERS, SOLID-STATE; LENTIGO; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; MIDDLE AGED; SUNLIGHT;

EID: 79952427094     PISSN: 00015555     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2340/00015555-1024     Document Type: Article

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