Open AccessLichen amyloidosis: Novel treatment with fractional ablative 2,940 nm Erbium: YAG laser treatment
Author(s) -
B Anitha,
Venkataram Mysore
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
journal of cutaneous and aesthetic surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.44
H-Index - 13
eISSN - 0974-5157
pISSN - 0974-2077
DOI - 10.4103/0974-2077.99459
Subject(s) - ablative case , medicine , amyloidosis , dermatology , papillary dermis , treatment modality , dermis , pathology , radiology , surgery , radiation therapy
Lichen amyloidosis (LA) is a type of primary localized cutaneous amyloidosis clinically characterized by persistent pruritic, hyperkeratotic papules commonly distributed on the shins and histopathologically characterized by amyloid deposits in the papillary dermis. The condition is difficult to treat though various treatment modalities have been tried. We report a case of LA treated successfully with Fractional ablative 2,940 nm Erbium: YAG Laser treatment. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first documented report of the successful use of fractional ablative laser in the treatment of LA.