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Ultrapulse Carbon Dioxide Laser Treatment of Porokeratotic Eccrine Ostial and Dermal Duct Nevus
Author(s) -
Jain Shalu,
Sardana Kabir,
Garg Vijay kumar
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
pediatric dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.542
H-Index - 73
eISSN - 1525-1470
pISSN - 0736-8046
DOI - 10.1111/j.1525-1470.2011.01659.x
Subject(s) - medicine , hamartoma , carbon dioxide laser , dermatology , nevus , laser , pathology , laser surgery , melanoma , optics , physics , cancer research
Porokeratotic eccrine ostial and dermal duct nevus (PEODDN) is a rare, benign, cutaneous hamartoma. Approximately 45 cases of PEODDN have been reported, with little information regarding treatment. We report a patient with PEODDN treated successfully using an ultrapulse carbon dioxide laser.