title: Treatment of fibroelastolytic papulosis with fractionated carbon dioxide laser.
abstract: Fibroelastolytic papulosis (FEP) is an acquired elastic tissue disorder that presents as white-to-yellow papules and plaques usually occurring on the neck. Although the lesions are often asymptomatic, their appearance may be distressing to patients. FEP has been treated with topical tretinoin in one case report ( 1 ). Other reports have not mentioned treatment for this rare disorder ( 1-6 ). We present a case of FEP successfully treated with a fractionated carbon dioxide (CO2) laser.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, University of Southern California, Keck School of Medicine , Los Angeles, CA , USA.
authors.forename: Summer P
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: Chong
authors.forename: David T
authors.initials: DT
authors.lastname: Woodley
authors.forename: Gene H
authors.initials: GH
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Elisabeth K
authors.initials: EK
authors.lastname: Shim
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003240:Connective Tissue Diseases / Q000473:pathology / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D003357:Cosmetic Techniques / Q000295:instrumentation*; D004547:Elastic Tissue / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D054020:Lasers, Gas / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D028022:Low-Level Light Therapy / Q000295:instrumentation*
keywords: elastic tissue disorders; fibrillin 1; fibroelastolytic papulosis; fractionated carbon dioxide laser