title: Treatment of lupus pernio with the flashlamp pulsed dye laser.
abstract: Lupus pernio, a form of cutaneous sarcoidosis usually affecting the face, is often disfiguring and resistant to therapies, both medical and surgical. To our knowledge, there have been no previous reports of laser therapy for this condition. We describe a case of nasal lupus pernio successfully managed with the flashlamp pulsed dye laser.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, University of California, Irvine 92717.
authors.forename: M M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Goodman
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Alpern
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D053685:Laser Therapy; D009668:Nose Diseases / Q000532:radiotherapy; D012507:Sarcoidosis / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D012871:Skin Diseases / Q000532:radiotherapy*