title: Laser treatment of discoid lupus (case report).
abstract: This is a case report of vaporization of the characteristic disfiguring plaques of discoid lupus erythematosus (DLE) with the carbon dioxide laser. This patient had a dramatic clinical and cosmetic improvement. It is suggested that the altered but not vaporized cells that remained were responsible for the retardation of the disease process.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D053685:Laser Therapy; D008179:Lupus Erythematosus, Discoid / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*