Treatment of hyperpigmentation-melasma with photodynamic therapy.
Hyperpigmentation-melasma was treated in a 31-year-old female with the application of aminolevulinic acid HCL 20%-single use Levulan Kerastick followed by exposure to 10 J/cm2 of nonlaser blue light. The results have been excellent and long-lasting.
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Chair of Dermatology, Valley Hospital, Ridgewood, NJ, USA. physderm@aol.com
D000328:Adult; D000622:Aminolevulinic Acid / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D017495:Hyperpigmentation / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy*; D008548:Melanosis / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy*; D010778:Photochemotherapy / Q000379:methods*; D017319:Photosensitizing Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*
D017319:Photosensitizing Agents; D000622:Aminolevulinic Acid