Treatment of cutaneous lichen planus with ALA-mediated topical photodynamic therapy

Zhi-Xia Fan; Ling-Lin Zhang; Hong-Wei Wang; Pei-Ru Wang; Zheng Huang; Xiu-Li Wang

doi:10.1142/s1793545815400040

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