Giuseppe Monfrecola, Matteo Megna, Chiara Rovati, Mariachiara Arisi, Mariateresa Rossi, Irene Calzavara-Pinton, Gabriella Fabbrocini, Piergiacomo Calzavara-Pinton
BACKGROUND: In the past 30 years, topical photodynamic therapy (PDT) has been investigated for the treatment of a broad spectrum of cosmetic, inflammatory, and infectious skin conditions with variable, and often contrasting, results. However, the non-expert clinician may be in difficulty evaluating these results because different sensitizers, concentrations, formulations, light sources, and irradiation protocols have been used. In addition, many of these studies have poor quality design being case reports and uncontrolled studies of few cases...
2021: Dermatology: International Journal for Clinical and Investigative Dermatology