Low-dose topical 5-aminolevulinic acid photodynamic therapy in the treatment of different severity of acne vulgaris

Photodiagnosis and Photodynamic Therapy

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 583-590

  Ma, Li ^a   Xiang, Lei Hong ^a   Yu, Bo ^b   Yin, Rui ^c   Chen, Lei ^d   Wu, Yan ^b   Tan, Zhi Jian ^e   Liu, Yong Bin ^f   Tian, Hong Qing ^g   Li, Hui Zhong ^h   Lin, Tong ⁱ   Wang, Xiu Li ^j   Li, Yuan Hong ^k   Wang, Wei Zheng ^l   Yang, Hui Lan ^m   Lai, Wei ⁿ  

^a FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c THIRD MILITARY MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (China)

^e UNION HOSPITAL   (China)

^f Shenyang No7 People's Hospital   (China)

^g SHANDONG PROVINCIAL HOSPITAL AFFILIATED TO SHANDONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^h DERMATOLOGY HOSPITAL OF SOUTHERN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

ⁱ PEKING UNION MEDICAL COLLEGE   (China)

^j Shanghai Skin Disease and STD Hospital   (China)

^k CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^l WUHAN NO 1 HOSPITAL   (China)

^m GUANGZHOU GENERAL HOSPITAL OF GUANGZHOU MILITARY COMMAND   (China)

ⁿ THE THIRD AFFILIATED HOSPITAL OF SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

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Author keywords

Acne vulgaris; Aminolevulinic acid; Photodynamic therapy; Severity

Indexed keywords

AMINOLEVULINIC ACID;

ACNE CYSTICA; ACNE VULGARIS; ARTICLE; CHINA; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; COMEDO; CONTROLLED STUDY; DESQUAMATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; EDEMA; ERYTHEMA; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HYPERPIGMENTATION; LIGHT EMITTING DIODE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTICENTER STUDY; PAPULE; PHOTODYNAMIC THERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUSTULE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RED LIGHT;

ACNE VULGARIS; AMINOLEVULINIC ACID; PHOTODYNAMIC THERAPY; SEVERITY;

ACNE VULGARIS; ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; AMINOLEVULINIC ACID; CHINA; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PHOTOCHEMOTHERAPY; PHOTOSENSITIZING AGENTS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84888024859     PISSN: 15721000     EISSN: 18731597     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pdpdt.2013.06.007     Document Type: Article

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