Complete pain relief following treatment of a glomangiomyoma with the pulsed dye laser.
Hereditary multiple glomus tumours constitute an autosomal dominant skin disease which is known to demonstrate cutaneous mosaicism typified by type 1 and 2 segmental arrangements. We report a patient with type 2 segmental multiple glomangiomyomas who was disturbed by the pain of her lesions. A symptomatic lesion was successfully treated with the pulsed dye laser and to date there has been no recurrence of the pain. Possible explanations for the clinical response are discussed.
Antony
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Department of Dermatology, St. Helier Hospital, Surrey, UK. fiantony@hotmail.com
Cliff
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Cowley
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D000293:Adolescent; D005260:Female; D005918:Glomus Tumor / Q000235:genetics / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D053685:Laser Therapy; D010146:Pain / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000235:genetics / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy*; D016896:Treatment Outcome