title: Carbon dioxide laser therapy for an inflammatory linear verrucous epidermal nevus: a case report.
abstract: The treatment of an inflammatory linear verrucous epidermal nevus (ILVEN), an uncommon type of epidermal nevus, is still controversial. The use of laser therapy is a recently reported method. Although various results have been reported with the use of the laser in the treatment epidermal nevis, the authors have not seen any report on the use of the carbon dioxide laser in ILVEN treatment. They present case of ILVEN treated with the carbon dioxide laser. All symptoms (erythema, excoriation, granulation, and pruritus) disappeared. Instead, a pale pigmentation was seen.
authors.affiliation: GATA Haydarpasa Egitim Hastanesi Plastik ve Rekonstruktif, Cerrahi klinigi ve yanik unitesi, Istanbul, Turkey. eulkur@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Ersin
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Ulkur
authors.forename: Bahattin
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Celikoz
authors.forename: Fuat
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Yuksel
authors.forename: Huseyin
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Karagoz
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000891:Anti-Infective Agents, Local / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002245:Carbon Dioxide / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D004817:Epidermis / Q000473:pathology; D006634:Histamine H1 Antagonists / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D006965:Hyperplasia / Q000473:pathology; D007249:Inflammation / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D053685:Laser Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D009508:Nevus, Pigmented / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D011206:Povidone-Iodine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D011537:Pruritus / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000379:methods
chemical_list: D000891:Anti-Infective Agents, Local; D006634:Histamine H1 Antagonists; D002245:Carbon Dioxide; D011206:Povidone-Iodine