A Case of Angiokeratoma Circumscriptum of the Tongue: Response with Carbon Dioxide and Pulsed Dye Laser

Solitary angiokeratoma circumscriptum (AC) of the tongue is a rare entity. We present a case of solitary AC over the ventral surface of the tongue present for 3 years. The patient was treated with a combination of carbon dioxide (CO(2)) and pulsed dye laser (PDL). There was more than 75% improvement...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Kar, Hemanta Kumar, Gupta, Lipy
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2011
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3263134/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22279389
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0974-2077.91255
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Sumario:Solitary angiokeratoma circumscriptum (AC) of the tongue is a rare entity. We present a case of solitary AC over the ventral surface of the tongue present for 3 years. The patient was treated with a combination of carbon dioxide (CO(2)) and pulsed dye laser (PDL). There was more than 75% improvement in the lesion after treating with alternate sessions of CO(2) and PDL.

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