Angiolymphoid hyperplasia with eosinophilia: successful treatment with the Nd:YAG laser.
Angiolymphoid hyperplasia with eosinophilia (ALHE) is an uncommon idiopathic proliferation of blood vessels that manifests in adults as isolated or grouped papules, plaques, or nodules in the skin of the head and neck. We describe the case of a 31-year-old woman with a 3-year history of persistent ALHE, located on the tragus of her right ear, with no sign of spontaneous regression over a period of 3-6 months and refractory to intralesional corticosteroids. We report the successful use of the Nd:YAG laser for this condition, which offered excellent symptomatic and cosmetic results and suggests the consideration of this modality in the treatment of ALHE.
Kadurina
Miroslava Ivanova
MI
Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Military Medical Academy, 3, G. Sofiiski blv, 1606 Sofia, Bulgaria. mira@kadurina.com
Dimitrov
Borislav Georgiev
BG
Bojinova
Slava Todorova
ST
Tonev
Stoyan Dimitrov
SD
D000328:Adult; D000796:Angiolymphoid Hyperplasia with Eosinophilia / Q000628:therapy*; D004427:Ear Diseases / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D053685:Laser Therapy; D010789:Phototherapy