| Title | Photodynamic therapy for subungual Bowen's disease. |
| Author(s) | Tan B, Sinclair R, Foley P |
| Institution | Skin and Cancer Foundation Victoria, Victoria, Australia. tboont@vodafone.net.au |
| Source | Australas J Dermatol 2004 Aug; 45(3):172-4. |
| MeSH | Adult
Aminolevulinic Acid
Bowen's Disease
Humans
Male
Nails
Photochemotherapy
Photosensitizing Agents
Skin Neoplasms
Treatment Outcome
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| Abstract | A 35-year-old police shooting instructor with a 4-year history of Bowen's disease of the nail bed on his right index finger confirmed histologically, was successfully treated with photodynamic therapy (PDT). Four cycles of PDT were used with two different photosensitizers: 20% 5-amino-levulinic acid oil in water emulsion and methyl amino-levulinate (Metvix) cream. The lesion was successfully treated with clinical and histological clearance. There was minimal loss of time from work, with neither functional nor cosmetic deficits. |
| Language | eng |
| Pub Type(s) | Case Reports
Journal Article
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| PubMed ID | 15250896 |
