title: Successful treatment of porokeratosis with 585 nm pulsed dye laser irradiation.
abstract: Porokeratosis, a keratinization and fibroblast cutaneous disorder, is a progressive disease with limited treatment options. We describe a case of linear porokeratosis that responded favorably to a series of 585 nm pulsed dye laser treatments. In addition to its vascular specificity, the pulsed dye laser presumably produces a direct effect on collagen, as well as an indirect effect on histamine and mast cells that could account for the clinical changes seen in our patient.
authors.affiliation: Washington Institute of Dermatologic Laser Surgery, Washington, DC, USA.
authors.forename: T S
authors.initials: TS
authors.lastname: Alster
authors.forename: C A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Nanni
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D053685:Laser Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D008875:Middle Aged; D017499:Porokeratosis / Q000628:therapy*