title: CO2 laser vaporization for disfiguring lupus pernio.
abstract: Presented in this paper are two cases of longstanding gross and disfiguring lupus pernio of the nose successfully treated by CO2 laser resurfacing Both patients were resistant to previous medical therapy and have had an excellent postoperative cosmetic result.
authors.affiliation: The Dermatology Centre, University of Manchester School of Medicine, Hope Hospital, Salford, Manchester, UK. helen_s_young@hotmail.com
authors.forename: H S
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Young
authors.forename: R J G
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Chalmers
authors.forename: C E M
authors.initials: CE
authors.lastname: Griffiths
authors.forename: P J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: August
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002245:Carbon Dioxide; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D028022:Low-Level Light Therapy; D008875:Middle Aged; D009668:Nose Diseases / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D012507:Sarcoidosis / Q000532:radiotherapy*
chemical_list: D002245:Carbon Dioxide