title: Treatment of angiokeratoma of the vulva with pulsed dye laser therapy.
abstract: Angiokeratoma of the vulva is relatively rare with few cases reported in the literature. The lesions are usually asymptomatic, but clinical presentations can include bleeding and vulval pruritus. Treatments for symptomatic cases include surgical excision, cryotherapy and argon or carbon dioxide laser therapy. We present a case series of patients who have been successfully treated with pulsed dye laser therapy. This was performed in the outpatient setting without the need for local anaesthesia. All patients had resolution of their symptoms. This treatment modality to our knowledge has not been reported in the literature.
authors.affiliation: The Laser Treatment Centre, Bedford Hospital, Bedford, United Kingdom. georgetteoni@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Georgette
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Oni
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Mahaffey
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000794:Angiokeratoma / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D054025:Lasers, Dye; D028022:Low-Level Light Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D008875:Middle Aged; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D014844:Vulva