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Laser treatment of discoid lupus (case report)
Author(s) -
Henderson Darrell L.,
Odom James C.
Publication year - 1986
Publication title -
lasers in surgery and medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.888
H-Index - 112
eISSN - 1096-9101
pISSN - 0196-8092
DOI - 10.1002/lsm.1900060105
Subject(s) - discoid lupus erythematosus , systemic lupus erythematosus , carbon dioxide laser , dermatology , medicine , systemic lupus , lupus erythematosus , laser , pathology , laser surgery , disease , optics , immunology , physics , antibody
This is a case report of vaporization of the characteristic disfiguring plaques of discoid lupus erythematosis (DLE) with the carbon dioxide laser. This patient had a dramatic clinical and cosmetic improvement. It is suggested that the altered but not vaporized cells that remained were responsible for the retardation of the disease process.