Dermatology life quality index and side effects after topical photodynamic therapy of actinic keratosis

Dermatology

Volumn 226, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 253-259

  Gholam, Patrick ^a   Kroehl, Verena ^a   Enk, Alexander H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Actinic keratosis; Dermatology Life Quality Index; Pain; Photodynamic therapy; Quality of life; Side effects

Indexed keywords

AMINOLEVULINIC ACID; IBUPROFEN;

ACTINIC KERATOSIS; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BURN; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DERMATOLOGY LIFE QUALITY INDEX; EDEMA; ERYTHEMA; FACE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PHOTODYNAMIC THERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRURITUS; PUSTULE; QUALITY OF LIFE; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; BURNING SENSATION; IRRADIATION; LIGHT EMITTING DIODE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCREENING; TOPICAL TREATMENT; TREATMENT DURATION;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AMINOLEVULINIC ACID; EDEMA; ERYTHEMA; FACIAL DERMATOSES; FEMALE; HUMANS; KERATOSIS, ACTINIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PHOTOCHEMOTHERAPY; PHOTOSENSITIZING AGENTS; PRURITUS; QUALITY OF LIFE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84882436829     PISSN: 10188665     EISSN: 14219832     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000349992     Document Type: Article

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