Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology
Volume 63, Issue 2 , Pages 183-193 , August 2010

Photodynamic therapy for acne vulgaris: A critical review from basics to clinical practice: Part I. Acne vulgaris: When and why consider photodynamic therapy?

  • Fernanda H. Sakamoto, MD

      Affiliations

    • Wellman Center for Photomedicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
    • Department of Dermatology, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, Escola Paulista de Medicina (UNIFESP-EPM), São Paulo, Brazil
    • ,
  • José Daniel Lopes, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Immunology, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, Escola Paulista de Medicina (UNIFESP-EPM), São Paulo, Brazil
    • ,
  • R. Rox Anderson, MD

      Affiliations

    • Wellman Center for Photomedicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Richard Rox Anderson, MD, Wellman Center for Photomedicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, 55 Fruit St, BHX 630, Boston, MA 02114.

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 Funding sources: None.

 Conflicts of interest: The authors, editors, JAAD CME council members, and peer reviewers have no relevant financial relationships.

PII: S0190-9622(10)00019-8

doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2009.09.056

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology
Volume 63, Issue 2 , Pages 183-193 , August 2010

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