Successful treatment of porokeratosis with 585 nm pulsed dye laser irradiation.

Abstract

Porokeratosis, a keratinization and fibroblast cutaneous disorder, is a progressive disease with limited treatment options. We describe a case of linear porokeratosis that responded favorably to a series of 585 nm pulsed dye laser treatments. In addition to its vascular specificity, the pulsed dye laser presumably produces a direct effect on collagen, as well as an indirect effect on histamine and mast cells that could account for the clinical changes seen in our patient.

• Authors: T S Alster, C A Nanni
• Journal: Cutis (Cutis) Vol. 63 Issue 5 Pg. 265-6 (May 1999) ISSN: 0011-4162 [Print] United States
• PMID: 10349540 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)

Topics

• Female
• Humans
• Laser Therapy (methods)
• Middle Aged
• Porokeratosis (therapy)