title: Refractory Pigmentation Associated with Laugier-Hunziker Syndrome following Er:YAG Laser Treatment.
abstract: The present report describes a case of Laugier-Hunziker syndrome (LHS), a rare benign condition. A patient with LHS develops acquired melanotic pigmentation of the lips and buccal mucosa, often with pigmentation of the nails occurring. No systemic symptoms are associated with this syndrome. Normally, no treatment is required for this condition, unless for aesthetic reason, mainly due to pigmentation on the lip mucosa. We present a case of LHS, 37-year-old female, whose pigmentations on her lip and in the oral cavity were treated with an Er:YAG laser. At the postoperative 12th month followup, the lesions recurred. The effects of any surgical attempt to treat pigmentations associated with LHS were discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral Medicine and Surgery, Faculty of Dentistry, Istanbul University, 34093 Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Sertan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ergun
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral Medicine and Surgery, Faculty of Dentistry, Istanbul University, 34093 Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Alp
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Saruhanoğlu
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral Diagnosis, School of Dentistry, University of Sao Paulo, 05508-900 Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil.
authors.forename: Dante-Antonio
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Migliari
authors.affiliation: Department of Periodontology, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University, 34093 Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Ilay
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Maden
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral Medicine and Surgery, Faculty of Dentistry, Istanbul University, 34093 Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Hakkı
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Tanyeri