In vivo reflectance confocal microscopy characterization of field-directed 5-fluorouracil 0.5%/salicylic acid 10% in actinic keratosis

Dermatology

Volumn 230, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 193-198

  Ulrich, Martina ^a,b   Alarcon, Ivette ^c,d   Malvehy, Josep ^c,d   Puig, Susana ^c,d  

^a Dermatologie am Regierungsviertel CMB Collegium Medicum Berlin   (Germany)

^b CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^c HOSPITAL CLÍNIC   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

5 Fluorouracil; Actikerall; Actinic keratosis; Reflectance confocal microscopy; Salicylic acid; Subclinical

Indexed keywords

5 FLUOROURACIL PLUS SALICYLIC ACID; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; KERATOLYTIC AGENT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ANTINEOPLASTIC ANTIMETABOLITE; DERMATOLOGICAL AGENT; FLUOROURACIL; SALICYLIC ACID;

ACTINIC KERATOSIS; ADULT; AGED; APPLICATION SITE BURNING; APPLICATION SITE ERYTHEMA; APPLICATION SITE IRRITATION; APPLICATION SITE PRURITUS; ARTICLE; CASE STUDY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; EPILUMINESCENCE MICROSCOPY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IN VIVO STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OPEN STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; REFLECTANCE CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; SKIN IRRITATION; SUBCLINICAL ACTINIC KERATOSIS; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VERY ELDERLY; KERATOSIS, ACTINIC; PATHOLOGY; SKIN NEOPLASMS; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTIMETABOLITES, ANTINEOPLASTIC; DERMATOLOGIC AGENTS; FEMALE; FLUOROURACIL; HUMANS; KERATOLYTIC AGENTS; KERATOSIS, ACTINIC; MALE; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; MIDDLE AGED; SALICYLIC ACID; SKIN NEOPLASMS;

EID: 84925071873     PISSN: 10188665     EISSN: 14219832     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000370148     Document Type: Article

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