title: Factors predicting pain and effect of oral analgesia in topical photodynamic therapy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Mater Misericordiae University Hospital, Dublin, Ireland.
authors.forename: Roisin A
authors.identifier: 0000-0002-7050-738X
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Hambly
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Mater Misericordiae University Hospital, Dublin, Ireland.
authors.forename: Nazish
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Mansoor
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Mater Misericordiae University Hospital, Dublin, Ireland.
authors.forename: Catherine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Quinlan
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Mater Misericordiae University Hospital, Dublin, Ireland.
authors.forename: Zahra
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Shah
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Mater Misericordiae University Hospital, Dublin, Ireland.|School of Medicine, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland.
authors.forename: Patsy
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Lenane
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Mater Misericordiae University Hospital, Dublin, Ireland.|School of Medicine, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland.
authors.forename: Nicola
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Ralph
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Mater Misericordiae University Hospital, Dublin, Ireland.|School of Medicine, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland.
authors.forename: Fergal J
authors.initials: FJ
authors.lastname: Moloney
mesh_terms: D000284:Administration, Oral; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000622:Aminolevulinic Acid / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000700:Analgesics / Q000008:administration & dosage; D001913:Bowen's Disease / Q000188:drug therapy*; D002280:Basal Cell Carcinoma / Q000188:drug therapy*; D005121:Extremities; D005260:Female; D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006801:Humans; D055623:Keratosis, Actinic / Q000188:drug therapy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010146:Pain / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D010147:Pain Measurement; D010778:Photochemotherapy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D017319:Photosensitizing Agents / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012307:Risk Factors; D012737:Sex Factors; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy*; D060726:Torso
chemical_list: D000700:Analgesics; D017319:Photosensitizing Agents; C475457:methyl 5-aminolevulinate; D000622:Aminolevulinic Acid
keywords: analgesia; pain; photodynamic therapy