Photodiagnosis and Photodynamic Therapy
Volume 6, Issue 3 , Pages 195-199 , September 2009

Combined benzoporphyrin derivative monoacid ring photodynamic therapy and pulsed dye laser for port wine stain birthmarks

  • Joshua A. Tournas

      Affiliations

    • Beckman Laser Institute, University of California, Irvine, CA, United States
    • Department of Dermatology, University of California, Irvine, CA, United States
    • ,
  • Jennifer Lai

      Affiliations

    • Beckman Laser Institute, University of California, Irvine, CA, United States
    • Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, United States
    • ,
  • Anne Truitt

      Affiliations

    • Beckman Laser Institute, University of California, Irvine, CA, United States
    • Department of Dermatology, University of California, Irvine, CA, United States
    • ,
  • Y.C. Huang

      Affiliations

    • Beckman Laser Institute, University of California, Irvine, CA, United States
    • ,
  • Kathryn E. Osann

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine, University of California, Irvine, CA, United States
    • ,
  • Bernard Choi

      Affiliations

    • Beckman Laser Institute, University of California, Irvine, CA, United States
    • Department of Surgery, University of California, Irvine, CA, United States
    • Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of California, Irvine, CA, United States
    • ,
  • Kristen M. Kelly, MD

      Affiliations

    • Beckman Laser Institute, University of California, Irvine, CA, United States
    • Department of Dermatology, University of California, Irvine, CA, United States
    • Department of Surgery, University of California, Irvine, CA, United States
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author at: 1002 Health Sciences Road East, Irvine, CA 92612, United States. Tel.: +1 949 824 7997; fax: +1 949 824 2726.

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PII: S1572-1000(09)00135-5

doi: 10.1016/j.pdpdt.2009.10.002

Photodiagnosis and Photodynamic Therapy
Volume 6, Issue 3 , Pages 195-199 , September 2009

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