Dermoscopic Monitoring for Treatment and Follow-Up of Actinic Keratosis With 5-Aminolaevulinic Acid Photodynamic Therapy

Objectives:To assess the usefulness of dermoscopy in monitoring the treatment response and recurrence of actinic keratosis treated with 5-aminolaevulinic acid photodynamic therapy. Methods:In total, 35 patients with 75 actinic keratosis lesions were treated with 5-aminolaevulinic acid photodynamic therapy. The patients were divided randomly into 2 groups, dermoscopic group and the control group. Sixteen patients with 35 actinic keratosis lesions...