Q-switched ruby laser treatment of a congenital melanocytic nevus

Dermatologic Surgery

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 274-276

  Nelson, J Stuart ^a,b   Kelly, Kristen M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONGENITAL NEVUS; FEMALE; HELIUM NEON LASER; HUMAN; INFANT; LASER SURGERY; MELANOCYTIC NEVUS; MELANOSOME; NEVUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN SURGERY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

FACIAL NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; LASER SURGERY; NEVUS, PIGMENTED; SKIN NEOPLASMS;

EID: 0032901513     PISSN: 10760512     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1524-4725.1999.08270.x     Document Type: Article

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