Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology
Volume 62, Issue 1 , Pages 85-95 , January 2010

Photorejuvenation induced by 5-aminolevulinic acid photodynamic therapy in patients with actinic keratosis: A histologic analysis

  • Min Young Park, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Dermatology, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon, Korea
    • ,
  • Seonghyang Sohn, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Laboratory of Cell Biology, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon, Korea
    • ,
  • Eun-So Lee, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Dermatology, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon, Korea
    • ,
  • You Chan Kim, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Dermatology, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon, Korea
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: You Chan Kim, MD, Department of Dermatology, Ajou University School of Medicine, 5 Wonchon-Dong, Yeongtong-Gu, Suwon 443-721, South Korea.

,Accepted 3 June 2009.

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 Funding sources: None.

 Conflicts of interest: None declared.

PII: S0190-9622(09)00694-X

doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2009.06.025

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology
Volume 62, Issue 1 , Pages 85-95 , January 2010

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