Successful treatment of porokeratosis with 585 nm pulsed dye laser irradiation.
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.
Alster
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Washington Institute of Dermatologic Laser Surgery, Washington, DC, USA.
Nanni
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D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D053685:Laser Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D008875:Middle Aged; D017499:Porokeratosis / Q000628:therapy*