Laugier-Hunziker syndrome: case report and treatment with the Q-switched Nd-Yag laser.
We report the case of a 46-year-old Caucasian female presenting with mucocutaneous pigmentation on the lips, oral mucosa, hands, feet and nails, as well as on a psoriatic plaque. She was successfully treated with Q-switched Nd-Yag laser, with double frequency, for both the mucosal and cutaneous lesions.
Ferreira
M J
MJ
ServiCo de Dermatologia, Hospital do Desterro, Lisbon, Portugal.
Ferreira
A M
AM
Soares
A P
AP
Rodrigues
J C
JC
D000538:Aluminum Silicates; D005260:Female; D005533:Foot Dermatoses / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D005882:Gingival Diseases / Q000601:surgery; D006229:Hand Dermatoses / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D017495:Hyperpigmentation / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D017075:Laser Coagulation; D008047:Lip Diseases / Q000601:surgery; D008875:Middle Aged; D009059:Mouth Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D009260:Nail Diseases / Q000601:surgery; D009354:Neodymium; D011565:Psoriasis / Q000601:surgery; D013577:Syndrome; D014060:Tongue Diseases / Q000601:surgery; D015019:Yttrium
D000538:Aluminum Silicates; D009354:Neodymium; D015019:Yttrium