Photodynamic therapy in pediatric age: Current applications and future trends

• Main Authors: Luca Di Bartolomeo (Author), Domenica Altavilla (Author), Mario Vaccaro (Author), Federico Vaccaro (Author), Violetta Squadrito (Author), Francesco Squadrito (Author), Francesco Borgia (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2022-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is a photochemotherapy based on local application of a photosensitive compound and subsequent exposure to a light source of adequate wavelength. It is a non-invasive therapeutic procedure widely used in oncodermatology for treatment of numerous skin cancers, but in the las...