Prospective study of topical 5-aminolevulinic acid photodynamic therapy for the treatment of severe adolescent acne in Chinese patients

Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 42, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 504-507

  Ma, Ying ^a   Liu, Ye ^a   Wang, Qianqian ^a   Ren, Jie ^a   Xiang, Leihong ^a  

^a FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

adolescent acne; aminolevulinic acid; photodynamic therapy

Indexed keywords

AMINOLEVULINIC ACID; PHOTOSENSITIZING AGENT;

ACNE VULGARIS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHINESE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL TRIAL; DESQUAMATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; ERYTHEMA; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERPIGMENTATION; IRRADIATION; LIGHT EMITTING DIODE; MALE; PAIN; PHOTODYNAMIC THERAPY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PURPURA; SCAR FORMATION; SCHOOL CHILD; SKIN INFECTION; SKIN PAIN; SKIN ULCER; TREATMENT RESPONSE; ULCER; ADVERSE EFFECTS; CHINA; PHOTOCHEMOTHERAPY; PROCEDURES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

ACNE VULGARIS; ADOLESCENT; AMINOLEVULINIC ACID; CHILD; CHINA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PHOTOCHEMOTHERAPY; PHOTOSENSITIZING AGENTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 84928354666     PISSN: 03852407     EISSN: 13468138     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1346-8138.12836     Document Type: Article

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