Treatment of refractory venous stasis ulcers with autologous platelet-rich plasma and light-emitting diodes: A pilot study

Journal of Dermatological Treatment

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 332-335

  Park, Kui Young ^a   Kim, In Su ^a   Yeo, In Kwon ^a   Kim, Beom Joon ^a   Kim, Myeung Nam ^a  

^a Chung Ang University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Leg ulcer; Light emitting diodes; Platelet rich plasma; Stasis dermatitis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DERMATITIS; EPITHELIZATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEG CRAMP; LEG SWELLING; LEG ULCER; LIGHT EMITTING DIODE; MALE; PARESTHESIA; PHOTOTHERAPY; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRURITUS; RECURRENT DISEASE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SATISFACTION; SKIN PAIN; THERAPY EFFECT; THROMBOCYTE RICH PLASMA; VENOUS STASIS;

ADULT; BLOOD TRANSFUSION, AUTOLOGOUS; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHOTOTHERAPY; PILOT PROJECTS; PLATELET-RICH PLASMA; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; VARICOSE ULCER; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 84883594478     PISSN: 09546634     EISSN: 14711753     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/09546634.2012.735637     Document Type: Article

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