Successful treatment of superficial basal cell carcinoma in the central face by photodynamic therapy in an Asian woman with dermoscopic diagnosis and a serial follow-up

Superficial basal cell carcinoma and tinea nigra sometimes share similar clinical manifestations. Herein, we report the case of a 56-year-old Asian woman with superficial basal cell carcinoma located on her philtrum, which was initially misdiagnosed as tinea nigra. We also describe the different dis...

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Main Authors: Ya-Wen Hsiao, Fang-Wen Tseng, Chih-Hsun Yang, Cheng-Sheng Chiu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2011-09-01
Series:Dermatologica Sinica
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1027811711000589