title: Treatment of recalcitrant excessive granulation tissue with photodynamic therapy in an eight-year-old patient with focal dermal hypoplasia syndrome.
abstract: We report a pediatric patient with focal dermal hypoplasia syndrome who developed painful excessive granulation tissue refractory to traditional medical and surgical therapies. Complete response was achieved rapidly with a combination of photodynamic therapy and intralesional steroid injections. The patient has remained in remission for longer than a year.
authors: Department of Dermatology, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin, USA.
authors: Jenny
authors: J
authors: Liu
authors: Phillip T
authors: PT
authors: Hsu
authors: Beth A
authors: BA
authors: VanderWielen
authors: Joyce M
authors: JM
authors: Teng
mesh_terms: D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones / Q000008:administration & dosage; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D005489:Focal Dermal Hypoplasia / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006097:Granulation Tissue / Q000187:drug effects*; D006801:Humans; D015552:Injections, Intralesional; D010778:Photochemotherapy; D012536:Scalp Dermatoses / Q000188:drug therapy; D013577:Syndrome; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones