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Pulsed dye laser repurposed: Treatment of refractory molluscum contagiosum in renal transplant patient
Author(s) -
Fisher Chris,
McLawhorn Justin M.,
Adotama Prince,
Stasko Thomas,
Collins Lindsey,
Levin Jarad
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
transplant infectious disease
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.69
H-Index - 67
eISSN - 1399-3062
pISSN - 1398-2273
DOI - 10.1111/tid.13036
Subject(s) - molluscum contagiosum , medicine , refractory (planetary science) , dermatology , etiology , renal transplant , surgery , dye laser , pulsed laser , urology , transplantation , pathology , laser , physics , astrobiology , optics
We present a case of a 15‐year‐old girl with an allogenic renal transplant secondary to chronic glomerulonephritis of unknown etiology who presented with treatment refractory molluscum contagiosum of the lower extremities and perineum. Treatment of mollusca with pulsed dye laser resulted in a clinically significant and sustained response. To our knowledge, this is the first report of a successful treatment of molluscum contagiosum with pulsed dye laser in the setting of a renal transplant.