An update on photodynamic therapies in the treatment of onychomycosis

Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology

Volumn 29, Issue 7, 2015, Pages 1275-1279

  Simmons, B J ^a   Griffith, R D ^a   Falto Aizpurua, L A ^a   Nouri, K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINOLEVULINIC ACID; AMINOLEVULINIC ACID METHYL ESTER; METHYLENE BLUE; PHOTOSENSITIZING AGENT;

ACREMONIUM; ACREMONIUM SCLEROTIGENUM; BURNING SENSATION; ERYTHEMA; HUMAN; INCUBATION TIME; LIGHT; NAIL BED; ONYCHOMYCOSIS; PAIN; PHOTODYNAMIC THERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TOPICAL TREATMENT; PHOTOCHEMOTHERAPY; PROCEDURES; QUALITY OF LIFE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

HUMANS; ONYCHOMYCOSIS; PHOTOCHEMOTHERAPY; PHOTOSENSITIZING AGENTS; QUALITY OF LIFE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84933178962     PISSN: 09269959     EISSN: 14683083     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jdv.12950     Document Type: Review

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