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Treatment of lupus pernio with the flashlamp pulsed dye laser
Author(s) -
Goodman Matthew M.,
Alpern Kenneth
Publication year - 1992
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.1900120515
Subject(s) - sarcoidosis , medicine , dermatology , dye laser , systemic lupus erythematosus , laser , lupus erythematosus , pulsed laser , laser therapy , surgery , pathology , optics , immunology , physics , disease , antibody
Abstract Lupus pernio, a form of cutaneous sarcoidosis usually affecting the face, is often disfiguring and resistant to therapies, both medical and surgical. To our knowledge, there have been no previous reports of laser therapy for this condition. We describe a case of nasal lupus pernio successfully managed with the flashlamp pulsed dye laser. © 1992 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.