Lasers and photodynamic therapy for the treatment of acne

Giornale Italiano di Dermatologia e Venereologia

Volumn 147, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 277-284

  Ferris, K M ^a   Mcleod, M P ^a   Ahmed, A ^b   Nouri, K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Acne vulgaris; Acneiform eruption; Lasers

Indexed keywords

AMINOLEVULINIC ACID; AMINOLEVULINIC ACID METHYL ESTER; INDOCYANINE GREEN;

ACNE VULGARIS; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; HUMAN; INFRARED RADIATION; LOW LEVEL LASER THERAPY; PHOTODYNAMIC THERAPY; PHOTOSENSITIZATION; PROPIONIBACTERIUM ACNES; PULSED DYE LASER; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84864746363     PISSN: 03920488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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