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Comprehensive Series in Photochemical & Photobiological Sciences
Photodynamic Inactivation of Microbial Pathogens: Medical and Environmental Applications
Edited by
Michael R Hamblin;
Michael R Hamblin
Massachusetts General Hospital
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Giulio Jori
Giulio Jori
University of Padova, Italy
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Volume
11
Hardback ISBN:
978-1-84973-144-7
PDF ISBN:
978-1-84973-308-3
Special Collection:
2011 ebook collection
,
2011 ebook collection
,
2011-2015 organic chemistry subject collection
No. of Pages:
434
Publication date:
06 Jun 2011
Book Chapter
Chapter 10: PDT for Acne
By
Michael H. Gold
Michael H. Gold
Medical Director, Gold Skin Care Center, Tennessee Clinical Research Center, Clinical Assistant Professor, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Department of Dermatology
Vanderbilt University School of Nursing
Nashville, TN
USA
Visiting Professor of Dermatology
Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai
China
No. 1 Hospital of China Medical University
Shenyang
China
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Published:06 Jun 2011
Citation
M. H. Gold, in Photodynamic Inactivation of Microbial Pathogens: Medical and Environmental Applications, ed. M. R. Hamblin and G. Jori, The Royal Society of Chemistry, 2011, vol. 11, ch. 10, pp. 265-289.
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Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is a useful therapeutic modality for inflammatory acne vulgaris. Various clinical evaluations have been performed which show the effectiveness of both ALA and MAL used in conjunction with blue light, red light, and a variety of other lasers and light sources. This chapter summarizes the etiology of acne vulgaris, some of the more common acne therapies, and the new lasers and light therapies currently being used to treat acne, including PDT.
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