title: Potassium titanyl phosphate (KTP) laser treatment for molluscum contagiosum.
abstract: We report a case of an immunocompromised 38-year-old Asian patient who developed several hundred atypical lesions of molluscum on her face and neck, resistant to conventional treatment. These lesions were treated successfully by potassium titanyl phosphate (KTP) laser without pigmentary disturbance. KTP laser is a novel treatment for molluscum contagiosum.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Epsom & St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trusts, Surrey, England. RDabis@doctors.org.uk
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Dabis
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Rosbotham
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Jones
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Knowles
authors.forename: C C
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Harland
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D028022:Low-Level Light Therapy; D008976:Molluscum Contagiosum / Q000473:pathology / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D010710:Phosphates; D014025:Titanium
chemical_list: D010710:Phosphates; C064806:potassium titanylphosphate; D014025:Titanium