Pain in photodynamic therapy: mechanism of action and management strategies Dor na terapia fotodinâmica: mecanismo de ação e estratégias de manejo

• Main Authors: Yuri Nogueira Chaves (Author), Luis Antônio Torezan (Author), Ane Beatriz Mautari Niwa (Author), José Antônio Sanches Junior (Author), Ciro Festa Neto (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Dermatologia, 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Photodynamic therapy involves administration of a photosensitizing drug and its subsequent activation by irradiation with a light source at wavelengths matching the absorption spectrum of the photosensitizer. In many countries around the world, topical photodynamic therapy has been approved for trea...