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Allergic contact dermatitis from δ‐aminolevulinic acid used for photodynamic therapy
Author(s) -
Gniazdowska Beata,
Ruëff Franziska,
Hillemanns Peter,
Przybilla Bernhard
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
contact dermatitis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.524
H-Index - 96
eISSN - 1600-0536
pISSN - 0105-1873
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0536.1998.tb05781.x
Subject(s) - photodynamic therapy , dermatology , medicine , allergic contact dermatitis , contact dermatitis , laser therapy , allergy , laser , immunology , chemistry , optics , organic chemistry , physics
Photodynamic laser therapy, using topical δxs‐aminolevul‐inic acid (d‐ALA), is a method of treating superficial cancers and precancers (1–5). In this form, the chemical is usually well tolerated (2), which has also been shown in animals (6).