title: [Post-radiotherapy telangiectasias. Treatment with pulsed-dye laser. Sequential histological studies].
abstract: Chronic radiodermatitis after radiotherapy is a frequent sequela that may be worrying for the patient. Few cases have been published in the literature in which pulsed-dye laser has been used in the treatment of telangiectasias that appeared after radiotherapy for breast cancer. We present a female patient with radiodermatitis on the neck after radiotherapy for nasopharyngeal carcinoma. The patient received five sessions of pulsed-dye laser treatment (3 ms pulse duration, 7 mm spot size, fluence between 7 and 12 J/cm 2). Sequential histological studies were performed. The response to treatment was very good, with the lesions almost completely disappearing. The patient was very satisfied with the result. Pulsed-dye laser is a safe and effective treatment for chronic radiodermatitis of the neck after radiotherapy.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Dermatología, Hospital Sur, Madrid, España. diana@aedv.es
authors.forename: Diana P
authors.initials: DP
authors.lastname: Ruiz-Genao
authors.forename: Susana
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Córdoba
authors.forename: Maria José
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: García-F-Villalta
authors.forename: José Maria
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Dorado
authors.forename: Jesús
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Fernández-Herrera
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D053685:Laser Therapy; D008875:Middle Aged; D009333:Neck; D011855:Radiodermatitis / Q000473:pathology* / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D013684:Telangiectasis / Q000473:pathology* / Q000532:radiotherapy*