title: Periungual Bowen's Disease in a 12-Year-Old Boy Treated with Photodynamic Therapy.
abstract: Bowen's disease (BD) usually occurs on sun-exposed areas in elderly patients. BD rarely occurs in childhood and lesions of the nail unit and periungual area are likely associated with human papillomavirus infection. Herein, we report a case of BD presenting on the periungual area in a 12-year-old boy which was successfully treated with two sessions of photodynamic therapy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, CHA Bundang Medical Center, CHA University, Seongnam, Korea.
authors.forename: Dong J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Hyun
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, CHA Bundang Medical Center, CHA University, Seongnam, Korea.
authors.forename: Seong R
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Seo
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, CHA Bundang Medical Center, CHA University, Seongnam, Korea.
authors.forename: Dong H
authors.initials: DH
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, CHA Bundang Medical Center, CHA University, Seongnam, Korea.
authors.forename: Moon S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Yoon
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, CHA Bundang Medical Center, CHA University, Seongnam, Korea.
authors.forename: Hee J
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Lee
mesh_terms: D000622:Aminolevulinic Acid / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001913:Bowen's Disease / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology; D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D008297:Male; D010778:Photochemotherapy / Q000379:methods*; D017319:Photosensitizing Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology
chemical_list: D017319:Photosensitizing Agents; C475457:methyl 5-aminolevulinate; D000622:Aminolevulinic Acid