Abstract
Photodynamic therapy (PDT) has been found to be effective for the treatment of acne vulgaris. We now wish to present a case series of seven patients who were successfully treated for chronic folliculitis with PDT after photosensitization with topical methyl aminolevulinate. The folliculitis had occurred in areas of acne-prone skin of the patients, mainly after long-term administration of antibiotics.
MeSH terms
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Administration, Topical
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Adult
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Aminolevulinic Acid / adverse effects
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Aminolevulinic Acid / analogs & derivatives*
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Aminolevulinic Acid / therapeutic use
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Chronic Disease
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Folliculitis / drug therapy*
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Humans
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Male
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Photochemotherapy* / adverse effects
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Photochemotherapy* / methods
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Photosensitizing Agents / adverse effects
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Photosensitizing Agents / therapeutic use*
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Skin / pathology
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Statistics, Nonparametric
Substances
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Photosensitizing Agents
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methyl 5-aminolevulinate
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Aminolevulinic Acid