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Pseudoxanthoma Elasticum Treatment with Fractional CO(2) Laser
SUMMARY: Pseudoxanthoma elasticum (PE) is a rare genetic disease characterized by calcification and fragmentation of elastic fibers of the skin, retina, and cardiovascular system. We report a case of PE in which fractional carbon dioxide laser treatment was successfully used to achieve improvement o...
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Wolters Kluwer Health
2014
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4229278/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25426402 http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/GOX.0000000000000173 |
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author | Salles, Alessandra Grassi Remigio, Adelina Fátima do Nascimento Moraes, Luciana Borsoi Varoni, Andreza Cristina Camacho Gemperli, Rolf Ferreira, Marcus Castro |
author_facet | Salles, Alessandra Grassi Remigio, Adelina Fátima do Nascimento Moraes, Luciana Borsoi Varoni, Andreza Cristina Camacho Gemperli, Rolf Ferreira, Marcus Castro |
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description | SUMMARY: Pseudoxanthoma elasticum (PE) is a rare genetic disease characterized by calcification and fragmentation of elastic fibers of the skin, retina, and cardiovascular system. We report a case of PE in which fractional carbon dioxide laser treatment was successfully used to achieve improvement of the cervical skin with 2-year follow-up, in a patient with Fitzpatrick skin type IV. After the fifth session, the patient presented with a local herpes infection. The postlaser reaction of the PE skin was similar to that of the normal skin, in terms of the duration of redness, pain, swelling, and duration of crusting. The overall cosmetic result was satisfactory, with improvement in skin texture, irregularity, volume, and distensibility. The herpetic infection reinforces the value of antiviral prophylaxis during laser treatment of extrafacial areas. |
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spelling | pubmed-42292782014-11-25 Pseudoxanthoma Elasticum Treatment with Fractional CO(2) Laser Salles, Alessandra Grassi Remigio, Adelina Fátima do Nascimento Moraes, Luciana Borsoi Varoni, Andreza Cristina Camacho Gemperli, Rolf Ferreira, Marcus Castro Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open Case Reports SUMMARY: Pseudoxanthoma elasticum (PE) is a rare genetic disease characterized by calcification and fragmentation of elastic fibers of the skin, retina, and cardiovascular system. We report a case of PE in which fractional carbon dioxide laser treatment was successfully used to achieve improvement of the cervical skin with 2-year follow-up, in a patient with Fitzpatrick skin type IV. After the fifth session, the patient presented with a local herpes infection. The postlaser reaction of the PE skin was similar to that of the normal skin, in terms of the duration of redness, pain, swelling, and duration of crusting. The overall cosmetic result was satisfactory, with improvement in skin texture, irregularity, volume, and distensibility. The herpetic infection reinforces the value of antiviral prophylaxis during laser treatment of extrafacial areas. Wolters Kluwer Health 2014-10-07 /pmc/articles/PMC4229278/ /pubmed/25426402 http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/GOX.0000000000000173 Text en Copyright © 2014 The Authors. Published by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins on behalf of The American Society of Plastic Surgeons. PRS Global Open is a publication of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License, where it is permissible to download and share the work provided it is properly cited. The work cannot be changed in any way or used commercially. |
spellingShingle | Case Reports Salles, Alessandra Grassi Remigio, Adelina Fátima do Nascimento Moraes, Luciana Borsoi Varoni, Andreza Cristina Camacho Gemperli, Rolf Ferreira, Marcus Castro Pseudoxanthoma Elasticum Treatment with Fractional CO(2) Laser |
title | Pseudoxanthoma Elasticum Treatment with Fractional CO(2) Laser |
title_full | Pseudoxanthoma Elasticum Treatment with Fractional CO(2) Laser |
title_fullStr | Pseudoxanthoma Elasticum Treatment with Fractional CO(2) Laser |
title_full_unstemmed | Pseudoxanthoma Elasticum Treatment with Fractional CO(2) Laser |
title_short | Pseudoxanthoma Elasticum Treatment with Fractional CO(2) Laser |
title_sort | pseudoxanthoma elasticum treatment with fractional co(2) laser |
topic | Case Reports |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4229278/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25426402 http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/GOX.0000000000000173 |
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