title: Treatment of Peutz-Jeghers lentigines with the carbon dioxide laser.
abstract: Perioral dark brown macules quickly identify patients with Peutz-Jeghers syndrome. These lentigines may be cosmetically disfiguring. We report a successful outcome in the treatment of these lentigines with the carbon dioxide laser.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, University of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
authors.forename: L M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Benedict
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Cohen
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D006801:Humans; D053685:Laser Therapy; D007911:Lentigo / Q000150:complications / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D008047:Lip Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D008297:Male; D010580:Peutz-Jeghers Syndrome / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy*