title: Treatment of anogenital warts by pulsed dye laser.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Treatment of anogenital warts is difficult in that the disease spectrum is wide. Moreover, varying degrees of improvement are obtained.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  To study the treatment of persistent anogenital warts by pulsed dye laser.
  
  
  METHODS
  Pulsed dye laser was used with the following settings: spot size 7 mm, pulse duration 1500 microsec, and fluence 7.5 J/cm2. Two different wavelengths were used: 585 and 595 nm.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Lesions healed completely using both wavelengths after one treatment.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Pulsed dye laser has been found to be safe, effective, satisfactory, and less traumatic compared to other options for treatment of perianal warts in children.
authors.affiliation: Ankara Numune Teaching and Research Hospital, Turkey. asuman0@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Asuman
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tuncel
authors.forename: Metin
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Görgü
authors.forename: Meltem
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ayhan
authors.forename: Orgun
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Deren
authors.forename: Bülent
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Erdogan
mesh_terms: D001004:Anus Diseases / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003218:Condylomata Acuminata / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D006801:Humans; D028022:Low-Level Light Therapy; D008297:Male