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. 2020 Oct 27;4(4):bjgpopen20X101126.
doi: 10.3399/bjgpopen20X101126. Print 2020 Oct.

Virtual consultation for actinic keratosis

Sukhjit Dhariwal  1 , Tushar Hari  2 , Kamal Kaur  3 , Chamandeep Thind  4 , Alison Bedlow  4 , Bruce C Gee  5 , Simon Tso  6
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Virtual consultation for actinic keratosis

Sukhjit Dhariwal et al. BJGP Open. .
No abstract available

Keywords: Dermatology; General practice; General practitioners; Hospital referrals; Keratosis, Actinic; Primary health care; Remote consultation; Secondary care.

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Figure 1.
Figure 1.. Conventional photodynamic therapy. Image shows how conventional photodynamic therapy is performed on a simulated patient. *denotes the lesion site. 1a) The lesion site is marked with a 1cm peripheral margin followed by descaling of the treatment zone with a blade and 1b) the application of a photosensitising agent built up to 1mm thickness which is left on for a minimum of 3 hours under occlusion with a dressing. 1c) The treatment zone should fluoresce pink when examined under a Woods lamp. 1d) A conventional PDT machine is stationed between 5–8cm away from the treatment zone site shining a light (at 37 joules/cm²) at the treatment zone for approximately 7 minutes.
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