Photodynamic therapy-a promising treatment option for autoimmune skin ulcers: a case report.

Abstract	We describe a 38-year-old woman with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and antiphospholipid syndrome (APS) who developed two symmetric paramalleolar ulcers with similar diameters, depths and borders, that were successfully treated with photodynamic therapy with 5-aminolevulinic acid (ALA-PDT).
Authors	Stefania Motta, Marcello Monti
Journal	Photochemical & photobiological sciences : Official journal of the European Photochemistry Association and the European Society for Photobiology (Photochem Photobiol Sci) Vol. 6 Issue 11 Pg. 1150-1 (Nov 2007) ISSN: 1474-905X [Print] England
PMID	17973045 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)
Chemical References	Photosensitizing Agents Aminolevulinic Acid
Topics	Adult Aminolevulinic Acid (therapeutic use) Antiphospholipid Syndrome (complications, drug therapy, pathology) Autoimmune Diseases (complications, drug therapy, pathology) Female Humans Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic (complications, drug therapy, pathology) Photochemotherapy Photosensitizing Agents (therapeutic use) Skin Ulcer (drug therapy, etiology, pathology)

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