Successful treatment of mucosal melanosis of the lip with normal pulsed ruby laser

Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 263-266

  Hanada, Katsumi ^a   Baba, Takako ^a   Sasaki, Chiaki ^a   Hashimoto, Isao ^a  

^a HIROSAKI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

labial lentigo; laser therapy; Peutz Jeghers syndrome; pulsed ruby laser

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL POLYPOSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; JAPAN; LASER SURGERY; LIP DISEASE; MALE; MELANOSIS; PEUTZ JEGHERS SYNDROME; PIGMENT DISORDER; SCHOOL CHILD;

EID: 0029947985     PISSN: 03852407     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1346-8138.1996.tb04010.x     Document Type: Article

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