title: Multiple miliary osteoma cutis: treatment with CO(2) laser and hook.
abstract: Miliary osteoma cutis refers to the variant of morphologically normal bone formation disorder in the dermis or subcutaneous tissue. The etiology of miliary osteoma cutis is still uncertain. But it may be due to osteoblastic metaplasia of mesenchymal elements. In our case, a healthy 55-year-old woman presented with multiple, skin-colored, non-tender, firm papules measuring 1 to 3 mm in diameter disseminated over the both cheeks for 3 years. We treated her with carbon dioxide (CO(2)) laser extraction with the hook through a small hole and patient had dramatic response to quick and simple treatment modality.
authors.affiliation: Dermatology, Chungnam National University Hospital, 33 Munhwa-ro, Jung-Gu, Daejeon, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Soo Yeon
authors.initials: SY
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Seung Bae
authors.initials: SB
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: Young
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Young Joon
authors.initials: YJ
authors.lastname: Seo
authors.forename: Jeung Hoon
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Myung
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Im
mesh_terms: D005153:Facial Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D054020:Lasers, Gas / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009999:Ossification, Heterotopic / Q000601:surgery*; D010016:Osteoma / Q000601:surgery*; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*