[The wider application of photodynamic therapy in dermatology]

Autor: M R T M, Thissen, D I M, Kuijpers, H A M, Neumann
Jazyk: Dutch; Flemish
Rok vydání: 2005
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Zdroj: Nederlands tijdschrift voor geneeskunde. 149(5)
ISSN: 0028-2162
Popis: Photodynamic treatment is increasingly employed in the detection and treatment of malignant and non-malignant skin disease. --Indications for photodynamic therapy so far are actinic keratosis, Bowen's disease and superficially growing basal cell carcinomas, and probably verrucae and acne vulgaris. --This technology is also currently under investigation for fluorescence diagnostics oftumour margins. --The exact position of photodynamic therapy has not yet been established because there are too less long-term comparative studies demonstrating its effectiveness. --Based on the short-term results, photodynamic therapy deserves a place within the total therapeutic arsenal of the dermatologist of today for the indications mentioned above.
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