title: A retrospective study on laser treatment of nevus of Ota in Chinese children--a seven-year follow-up.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To retrospectively study laser treatment of nevus of Ota in children.
  
  
  METHODS
  Clinically analyzing characteristics, effects, side effects, and recurrence of a 104 cases of nevus of Ota in children under 12 years, including 32 boys and 72 girls.
  
  
  RESULTS
  After seven treatments, cure rate of lesion color fading and area reducing were 79.81% and 75.96%, respectively. After 10 treatments, both of the two cure rates were 96.15%. Later the cure rate was constant with even more treatments. The younger the first treating age, the lesser the treatments are. The younger the age of onset, the higher the relapse after clearance.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Nevus of Ota should be treated as early as possible to reach better efficacy with less treatments. The younger the onset age, the easier it recurs.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Dermatology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences , Nanjing , P. R. China.
authors.forename: Wenkai
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Zong
authors.forename: Tong
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Lin
mesh_terms: D017668:Age of Onset; D002648:Child; D002681:China; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D053844:Lasers, Solid-State / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D008297:Male; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local; D009507:Nevus of Ota / Q000145:classification / Q000601:surgery*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000145:classification / Q000601:surgery*; D016896:Treatment Outcome
keywords: child; lasers and light sources; nevus of Ota