title: Disseminated superficial actinic porokeratosis improved with fractional 1927-nm laser treatments.
abstract: Disseminated superficial actinic porokeratosis (DSAP) is an inherited disorder of keratinization readily diagnosed through clinical and histologic examination. While generally benign in nature, the lesions can have profound psychosocial implications for patients. Although no cure exists, a number of treatment modalities, from topical medications to laser and light devices, have been reported with variable success. The authors report two cases of DSAP treated with the 1927-nm thulium fiber fractional laser along with a review of the treatment literature for DSAP. This therapy is convenient and safe with nearly no downtime or morbidity associated with pigment or textural changes.
authors.affiliation: a Department of Dermatology & Cutaneous Biology , Thomas Jefferson University , Philadelphia , PA , USA.
authors.forename: Nicholas A
authors.initials: NA
authors.lastname: Ross
authors.affiliation: b Department of Dermatology , Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine , Chicago , IL , USA.
authors.forename: Lara E
authors.initials: LE
authors.lastname: Rosenbaum
authors.affiliation: a Department of Dermatology & Cutaneous Biology , Thomas Jefferson University , Philadelphia , PA , USA.
authors.forename: Nazanin
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Saedi
authors.affiliation: c Department of Dermatology , Harvard Medical School , Boston , MA , USA.|d Department of Dermatology , Brown Medical School , Providence , RI , USA.|e Department of Dermatology , Dartmouth Medical School , Hanover , NH , USA.
authors.forename: Kenneth A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Arndt
authors.affiliation: d Department of Dermatology , Brown Medical School , Providence , RI , USA.|e Department of Dermatology , Dartmouth Medical School , Hanover , NH , USA.|f Department of Dermatology , Yale University School of Medicine , New Haven , CT , USA.
authors.forename: Jeffrey S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Dover
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D053685:Laser Therapy; D008875:Middle Aged; D017499:Porokeratosis / Q000601:surgery*; D013932:Thulium
chemical_list: D013932:Thulium
keywords: 1927-fractional laser; disseminated superficial actinic porokeratosis; fractional laser; non-ablative laser