Abstract

Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is a new therapeutic modality for a variety of skin neoplasms, and that using 5-aminolevulinic acid (ALA) has been approved for the treatment of the actinic keratosis in the US [ 1 Kurwa H.A. Barlow R.J. The role of photodynamic therapy in dermatology. Clin Exp Dermatol. 1999; 24: 143-148 Crossref PubMed Scopus (72) Google Scholar , 2 Morton C.A. Brown S.B. Collins S. Ibbotson S. Jenkinson H. Kurwa H. et al. Guideline for topical photodynamic therapy: report of a workshop of the British Photodermatology Group. Br J Dermatol. 2002; 143: 552-567 Crossref Scopus (436) Google Scholar , 3 Ormrod D. Javis B. Topical aminolevulinic acid HCl photodynamic therapy. Am J Clin Dermatol. 2000; 1: 133-139 Crossref PubMed Scopus (74) Google Scholar ].

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