A retrospective analysis of real-life practice of off-label photodynamic therapy using methyl aminolevulinate (MAL-PDT) in 20 Italian dermatology departments. Part 1: Inflammatory and aesthetic indications

Photochemical and Photobiological Sciences

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 148-157

  Calzavara Pinton, Pier Giacomo ^a   Rossi, Maria Teresa ^a   Aronson, Erica ^b   Sala, Raffaella ^a   Arpaia, Nicola ^d   Burtica, Elena Cleopatra ^e   Amerio, Paolo ^f   Virgili, Annarosa ^g   Rossi, Riccardo ^h   Buggiani, Gionata ^h   Zanca, Andrea ⁱ   Bugatti, Leonardo ⁱ   Fai, Dario ^j   Cervadoro, Elisa ^k,p   Cavicchini, Stefano ^l   Fantini, Fabrizio ^m   Fabbrocini, Gabriella ⁿ   Piaserico, Stefano ^o   Teoli, Miriam ^q   Eibenschutz, Laura ^r   Arcangeli, Fabrizio ^s   Broganelli, Paolo ^t   Schena, Donatella ^u   more..

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRESCIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c 20 Dermatology Departments   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^f SS Annunziata Hospital   (Italy)

^g S ANNA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^h UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

ⁱ Dermatology Department   (Italy)

^j Gagliano del Capo   (Italy)

^k USL 6   (Italy)

^l UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^m UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

ⁿ UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^o UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^p UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^q UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

^r SAN GALLICANO DERMATOLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^s S MARIA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^t UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^u UNIVERSITY OF VERONA   (Italy)

more..

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINOLEVULINIC ACID; AMINOLEVULINIC ACID METHYL ESTER; DRUG DERIVATIVE; METHYL 5-AMINOLEVULINATE; PHOTOSENSITIZING AGENT;

ACNE VULGARIS; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; ITALY; LIGHT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; PHOTOCHEMOTHERAPY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SKIN DISEASE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VERY ELDERLY;

ACNE VULGARIS; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AMINOLEVULINIC ACID; FEMALE; HUMANS; ITALY; LIGHT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHOTOCHEMOTHERAPY; PHOTOSENSITIZING AGENTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SKIN DISEASES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84871180994     PISSN: 1474905X     EISSN: 14749092     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1039/c2pp25124h     Document Type: Article

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