Treatment of recalcitrant excessive granulation tissue with photodynamic therapy in an eight-year-old patient with focal dermal hypoplasia syndrome.

Abstract

We report a pediatric patient with focal dermal hypoplasia syndrome who developed painful excessive granulation tissue refractory to traditional medical and surgical therapies. Complete response was achieved rapidly with a combination of photodynamic therapy and intralesional steroid injections. The patient has remained in remission for longer than a year.

• Authors: Jenny Liu, Phillip T Hsu, Beth A VanderWielen, Joyce M Teng
• Journal: Pediatric dermatology (Pediatr Dermatol) 2012 May-Jun Vol. 29 Issue 3 Pg. 324-6 ISSN: 1525-1470 [Electronic] United States
• PMID: 21995324 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)
• Copyright: © 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.

Chemical References

• Adrenal Cortex Hormones

Topics

• Adrenal Cortex Hormones (administration & dosage)
• Child
• Female
• Focal Dermal Hypoplasia (drug therapy)
• Granulation Tissue (drug effects)
• Humans
• Injections, Intralesional
• Photochemotherapy
• Scalp Dermatoses (drug therapy)
• Syndrome
• Treatment Outcome