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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Main Authors: Zhi-Xia Fan, Ling-Lin Zhang, Hong-Wei Wang, Pei-Ru Wang, Zheng Huang, Xiu-Li Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: World Scientific Publishing 2015-01-01
Series:Journal of Innovative Optical Health Sciences
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Online Access:http://www.worldscientific.com/doi/pdf/10.1142/S1793545815400040