title: Treatment of pigmentation of the lips and oral mucosa in Peutz-Jeghers' syndrome using ruby and argon lasers.
abstract: Three patients with punctate pigmented spots on the lips and oral mucosa, accompanying the P-J Syndrome, were successfully treated with ruby and argon lasers. The basic principles of laser treatment, the characteristics of the different laser systems and the skin reaction to ruby and argon lasers are discussed.
mesh_terms: D001128:Argon; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D053685:Laser Therapy; D008046:Lip / Q000601:surgery; D008047:Lip Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D009059:Mouth Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D009061:Mouth Mucosa / Q000601:surgery; D010580:Peutz-Jeghers Syndrome / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D010859:Pigmentation Disorders / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*
chemical_list: D001128:Argon