title: Topical methyl aminolevulinate photodynamic therapy for the treatment of folliculitis.
abstract: Photodynamic therapy (PDT) has been found to be effective for the treatment of acne vulgaris. We now wish to present a case series of seven patients who were successfully treated for chronic folliculitis with PDT after photosensitization with topical methyl aminolevulinate. The folliculitis had occurred in areas of acne-prone skin of the patients, mainly after long-term administration of antibiotics.
authors.affiliation: Research Unit for Photodermatology, Department of Dermatology, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria.
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Horn
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Wolf
mesh_terms: D000287:Administration, Topical; D000328:Adult; D000622:Aminolevulinic Acid / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002908:Chronic Disease; D005499:Folliculitis / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010778:Photochemotherapy / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods; D017319:Photosensitizing Agents / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D012867:Skin / Q000473:pathology; D018709:Statistics, Nonparametric
chemical_list: D017319:Photosensitizing Agents; C475457:methyl 5-aminolevulinate; D000622:Aminolevulinic Acid