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Laser treatment of discoid lupus (case report)

โœ Scribed by Darrell L. Henderson; James C. Odom

Publisher
John Wiley and Sons
Year
1986
Tongue
English
Weight
321 KB
Volume
6
Category
Article
ISSN
0196-8092

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โœฆ Synopsis

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.

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