title: Angiolymphoid hyperplasia with eosinophilia: successful treatment with the Nd:YAG laser.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Military Medical Academy, 3, G. Sofiiski blv, 1606 Sofia, Bulgaria. mira@kadurina.com
authors.forename: Miroslava Ivanova
authors.initials: MI
authors.lastname: Kadurina
authors.forename: Borislav Georgiev
authors.initials: BG
authors.lastname: Dimitrov
authors.forename: Slava Todorova
authors.initials: ST
authors.lastname: Bojinova
authors.forename: Stoyan Dimitrov
authors.initials: SD
authors.lastname: Tonev
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000796:Angiolymphoid Hyperplasia with Eosinophilia / Q000628:therapy*; D004427:Ear Diseases / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D053685:Laser Therapy; D010789:Phototherapy