Pain in photodynamic therapy: mechanism of action and management strategies Dor na terapia fotodinâmica: mecanismo de ação e estratégias de manejo

Photodynamic therapy involves administration of a photosensitizing drug and its subsequent activation by irradiation with a light source at wavelengths matching the absorption spectrum of the photosensitizer. In many countries around the world, topical photodynamic therapy has been approved for trea...

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Main Authors: Yuri Nogueira Chaves, Luis Antônio Torezan, Ane Beatriz Mautari Niwa, José Antônio Sanches Junior, Ciro Festa Neto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Dermatologia 2012-08-01
Series:Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0365-05962012000400001