title: Congenital smooth muscle hamartoma on the face treated using vascular laser.
abstract: A congenital smooth muscle hamartoma is a rare, benign proliferation of smooth muscle bundles in the dermis that is usually diagnosed in the neonatal period or infancy. Surgical excision is the first-line therapeutic option, but in certain areas such as the face, surgery may be too aggressive, and different treatments should be considered. We present the case of a congenital smooth muscle hamartoma on the face treated using pulsed dye laser with good response.
authors.affiliation: Departments of DermatologyPathology, Ramón y Cajal University Hospital, Madrid, Spain.
authors.forename: Emiliano
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Grillo
authors.forename: Pablo
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Boixeda
authors.forename: Asuncion
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ballester
authors.forename: Sergio
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Vano-Galvan
authors.forename: Carmen
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Gonzalez
authors.forename: Pedro
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Jaén
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D005260:Female; D006222:Hamartoma / Q000151:congenital / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D006983:Hypertrichosis / Q000151:congenital / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D053685:Laser Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D054025:Lasers, Dye; D009130:Muscle, Smooth / Q000473:pathology*; D012871:Skin Diseases / Q000151:congenital / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy*; D016896:Treatment Outcome