Treatment of cutaneous lichen planus with ALA-mediated topical photodynamic therapy
Purpose: To evaluate the effectiveness of topical 5-aminolevulinic acid (ALA)-mediated photodynamic therapy (PDT) for the treatment of cutaneous lichen planus (LP). Methods: A total of 17 symptomatic LP lesions in 7 Chinese patients were assessed. ALA cream (10%) was applied topically to LP lesions...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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World Scientific Publishing
2015-01-01
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| Series: | Journal of Innovative Optical Health Sciences |
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| Online Access: | http://www.worldscientific.com/doi/pdf/10.1142/S1793545815400040 |