Photodynamic therapy for onychomycosis. Case report and review of the literature;Terapia fotodinámica aplicada al tratamiento de las onicomicosis. Presentación de un caso y revisión de la literatura

Revista Iberoamericana de Micologia

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 191-193

  Aspiroz, Carmen ^a   Fortuño Cebamanos, Blanca ^a   Rezusta, Antonio ^b   Paz Cristóbal, Pablo ^c   Domínguez Luzón, Fernando ^d   Gené Díaz, Josepa ^e   Gilaberte, Yolanda ^f  

^a HOSPITAL ROYO VILLANOVA   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO MIGUEL SERVET   (Spain)

^c INSTITUTO ARAGONÉS DE CIENCIAS DE LA SALUD   (Spain)

^d Centro de Salud Arrabal   (Spain)

^e FACULTAT DE MEDICINA I CIÈNCIES DE LA SALUT   (Spain)

^f HOSPITAL SAN JORGE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Acremonium; Acremonium sclerotigenum; Finger nail; Molds; Non dermatophytes; Onychomycosis; Photodynamic therapy

Indexed keywords

AMINOLEVULINIC ACID METHYL ESTER;

ACREMONIUM; ACREMONIUM SCLEROTIGENUM; AGED; ARTICLE; ASYMPTOMATIC DISEASE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; FEMALE; FINGERNAIL ONYCHOMYCOSIS; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; PHOTODYNAMIC THERAPY; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

AGED; AMINOLEVULINIC ACID; FEMALE; HUMANS; ONYCHOMYCOSIS; PHOTOCHEMOTHERAPY; PHOTOSENSITIZING AGENTS;

ACREMONIUM SCLEROTIGENUM; ARTHRODERMATACEAE;

EID: 80053252757     PISSN: 11301406     EISSN: 21739188     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.riam.2011.03.004     Document Type: Article

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